Demographic Characteristics in National Graduate Survey (NGS) Group and Continuous Certification Questionnaire (CCQ) Group from 2017 to 2020 (Cross-Sectional)
| NGS Group (n = 8,492) | CCQ Group (n = 30,491) | |
|---|---|---|
| Respondents | ||
| 2017 | 2,127 (25.05%) | 9,559 (31.35%) |
| 2018 | 2,230 (26.26%) | 8,666 (28.42%) |
| 2019 | 2,472 (29.11%) | 8,473 (27.79%) |
| 2020* | 1,663 (19.58%) | 3,793 (12.44%) |
| Age, Mean (SD) | ||
| 2017 | 35.40 (4.49) | 51.15 (8.98) |
| 2018 | 35.35 (4.47) | 51.46 (9.01) |
| 2019 | 35.14 (4.15) | 51.76 (9.25) |
| 2020 | 35.00 (3.99) | 46.86 (9.56) |
| Gender | ||
| Female | 4,750 (55.93%) | 13,307 (43.64%) |
| Male | 3,742 (44.07%) | 17,184 (56.36%) |
| Degree type | ||
| DO | 1,620 (19.08%) | 3,173 (10.41%) |
| MD | 6,872 (80.92%) | 27,318 (89.59%) |
| International Medical Graduate | ||
| Yes | 2,708 (31.89%) | 7,214 (24.03%) |
| No | 5,784 (68.11%) | 2,2802 (75.97%) |
| Rurality | ||
| Metropolitan | 6,928 (84.62%) | 25,668 (85.01%) |
| Micropolitan | 732 (8.94%) | 2,692 (8.92%) |
| Non-core non-metropolitan | 527 (6.44%) | 1,833 (6.07%) |
| Missing | 305 (3.60%) | 298 (0.98%) |
↵* Sample sizes are smaller for the 2020 CCQ due to programmatic changes the ABFM made in 2010 that allowed physicians to delay their examination by 3 years.
Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.