Table 1.

Participant Demographics* (n = 162)

CharacteristicM (S.D.) or n (%)
Age47.43 (11.43)
Years in practice17.05 (11.43)
Gender identity
 Man, male, masculine40 (24.7%)
 Woman, female, feminine118 (72.8%)
 Gender nonbinary, gender nonconforming2 (1.2%)
Credentials
 DO or MD141 (87%)
 CNM, NP, PA, MPH21 (13%)
Primary care specialty
 Family medicine135 (82.3%)
 Non-family medicine27 (16.7%)
Practice setting county classification
 Entirely urban110 (67.9%)
 Urban/town/rural mix29 (17.9%)
 Entirely rural or town/rural mix21 (13%)
  • * Participants are Minnesota primary care clinicians with the legal ability to prescribe medication abortion who participated in an online survey about interest in and barriers to prescribing medication abortion in 2023.

  • M (S.D.) represents Mean (Standard Deviation).

  • Abbreviations: DO, doctor of osteopathic medicine studies; MD, doctor of medicine; NP, nurse practitioner; PA, physician assistant; CNM, certified nurse midwives; MPH, master of public health.