Descriptive Statistics of 2006 Maintenance of Certification Cohort: Completers Versus Noncompleters of the Requirement to Complete 3 Self-Assessment Modules
| 2006 Cohort | Noncompleters | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completers (n = 7510) | Noncompleters (n = 3302) | P | Participants (n = 506) | Nonparticipants (n = 2796) | P | |
| Demographic | ||||||
| Male | 59.36 | 70.17 | <.01 | 62.45 | 71.57 | <.01 |
| Age | <.01 | |||||
| <35 | 14.69 | 8.18 | 9.68 | 7.90 | ||
| 35–44 | 34.83 | 29.95 | 30.04 | 29.94 | ||
| 45–54 | 32.37 | 34.31 | 33.79 | 34.41 | ||
| 55–64 | 16.25 | 22.68 | 23.52 | 22.53 | ||
| 65+ | 1.86 | 4.88 | 2.96 | 5.22 | ||
| Family medicine residency within past 7 years | 28.93 | 22.02 | <.01 | 24.70 | 21.53 | |
| Solo practices | 9.45 | 16.66 | <.01 | 13.83 | 17.17 | |
| Geographic | ||||||
| Rural | 17.47 | 18.53 | 17.59 | 18.71 | ||
| Primary care HPSAs | 23.40 | 25.56 | <.05 | 22.92 | 26.04 | |
| MUA/Ps | 21.24 | 22.96 | 23.72 | 22.82 | ||
| HPSA or MUA | 32.70 | 35.61 | 33.60 | 35.98 | ||
| In census tract with >20% population under 200% federal poverty line | 47.18 | 51.56 | <.01 | 46.25 | 52.61 | <.01 |
| Primary care service area with population to primary care physician ratio | ||||||
| <1500 | 62.46 | 60.12 | <.05 | 61.86 | 59.80 | |
| 1500–3000 | 33.52 | 34.80 | 33.20 | 35.09 | ||
| >3000 | 4.02 | 5.09 | 4.94 | 5.11 | ||
Noncompleters refer to family physicians who did not complete 3 self-assessment modules by the end of the 3rd year of the cycle; among the noncompleters, participants completed at least one self-assessment module but less than 3. All data provided as percentages.
HPSA, health professional shortage area; MUA/P, medically underserved areas/populations; MUA, medically underserved area.