Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics of 2006 Maintenance of Certification Cohort: Completers Versus Noncompleters of the Requirement to Complete 3 Self-Assessment Modules

2006 CohortNoncompleters
Completers (n = 7510)Noncompleters (n = 3302)PParticipants (n = 506)Nonparticipants (n = 2796)P
Demographic
    Male59.3670.17<.0162.4571.57<.01
    Age<.01
        <3514.698.189.687.90
        35–4434.8329.9530.0429.94
        45–5432.3734.3133.7934.41
        55–6416.2522.6823.5222.53
        65+1.864.882.965.22
    Family medicine residency within past 7 years28.9322.02<.0124.7021.53
    Solo practices9.4516.66<.0113.8317.17
Geographic
    Rural17.4718.5317.5918.71
    Primary care HPSAs23.4025.56<.0522.9226.04
    MUA/Ps21.2422.9623.7222.82
    HPSA or MUA32.7035.6133.6035.98
    In census tract with >20% population under 200% federal poverty line47.1851.56<.0146.2552.61<.01
    Primary care service area with population to primary care physician ratio
        <150062.4660.12<.0561.8659.80
        1500–300033.5234.8033.2035.09
        >30004.025.094.945.11
  • 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.