Table 1. Demographics of Family Physicians taking the American Board of Family Medicine Recertification Examination in July 2009 (n = 8361)
DemographicsPhysicians
Mean age (SD), years52.2 (±8.69)
Organization of practice
    Group3692 (44.2)
    Independent (solo)1561 (18.7)
    Other3108 (37.1)
Sex
    Male5465 (65.4)
    Female2896 (34.6)
Examination result
    Pass7145 (85.5)
    Fail1216 (14.5)
Medical training
    United States and Canada7167 (85.7)
    International1194 (14.3)
Degree
    MD7704 (92.1)
    DO657 (7.9)
Academic appointment
    None6088 (72.8)
    Yes, full-time409 (4.9)
    Yes, part-time1864 (22.3)
Any other certification held
    Yes223 (2.7)
    No8138 (97.3)

  • Data are n (%) unless otherwise indicated.

  • SD, standard deviation.