Table 1. Characteristics of Respondents*
CharacteristicsRespondents
Medical specialty†
    Internal medicine565 (45.5)
    Family practice648 (52.1)
    Other84 (6.8)
Sex
    Male756 (62.1)
    Female461 (37.9)
Practice ownership
    Physician or group of physicians558 (45.1)
    Hospital240 (19.4)
    Healthcare organization larger than 1 hospital190 (15.4)
    Academic institution129 (10.4)
    Other119 (9.6)
Mean age, years (range)53.0 (27–83)
Mean years in practice (range)20.8 (1–56)

  • Data are n (%) unless otherwise indicated.

  • ↵* Not all respondents answered each question.

  • ↵† Respondents could select all that apply.