Table 1. Characteristics of 500 Primary Care Physician Participants (n = 500)
CharacteristicsNumberPercentage
Sex
    Male37575.0
    Female12525.0
Ethnicity
    Hispanic or Latino265.2
    Non-Hispanic or non-Latino47494.8
Race
    American Indian or Alaska Native10.2
    Asian10420.8
    Black/African American102.0
    Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander10.2
    White34368.6
    Other153.0
    Multiracial91.8
    Prefer not to answer173.4
Numeracy
    0 Correct163.2
    1 Correct408.0
    2 Correct14228.4
    3 Correct30260.4
Primary area of specialization
    Family practice22945.8
    General practice275.4
    Internal medicine24448.8
Mean (SD)Range
Age (years)47.6 (10.4)26–78
Years in practice16.6 (9.2)1–48
Patients per week116.3 (51.5)30–350
Time per week for patient care (%)95.5 (8.1)50–100
Patients treated for cardiovascular risk factors (%)40.1 (21.4)0–100
Patients treated for chronic pain (%)13.3 (11.3)0–55
  • SD, standard deviation.