Table 1

Demographic and practice characteristics of primary care health professionals (n = 428) by clinical practice location

RURAL (n = 98, 23%)
 SUBURBAN (n = 79, 18%)
 URBAN (n = 251, 59%)

N
 %
 N
 %
 N
 %
Gender






Male
 46
 46.9
 29
 36.7
 77
 30.7
Female
 52
 53.1
 50
 63.3
 174
 69.3



chi square = 8.2, df2, p = 0.02
Age (median)
 43.0 years
SD 10.46
 43.0 years
SD 10.26
 44.0 years
SD 11.95
Age Distribution






<40
 32
 32.7
 28
 35.9
 83
 33.6
40–49
 36
 36.7
 33
 42.3
 86
 34.8
>50
 30
 30.6
 17
 21.8
 78
 31.6
Unknown

1
 4




chi square = 3.0, df 4, N.S.
Race/Ethnicity






White
 84
 85.7
 69
 87.3
 227
 90.4
Other
 13
 13.3
 10
 12.7
 23
 9.2
Unknown
 1
 1.0
 1

0.4



chi square = 2.67, df 4, N.S.
Professional Designation






Physician
 53
 54.1
 33
 41.8
 93
 37.1
Nurse Practitioner
 27
 27.6
 37
 46.8
 121
 48.2
Physician Assistant
 18
 18.3
 9
 11.4
 37
 14.7



chi square = 13.6, df 4, p = 0.009
Work Schedule






Full Time
 79
 82.3
 62
 78.5
 194
 77.3
Part Time
 17
 17.7
 17
 21.5
 57
 22.7
Not answered
 2







chi square = 1.03, df 2, N.S.
Board Certified
 76
 77.6
 46
 59.0
 148
 59.9



chi square = 9.4, df 2, p < 0.01
Supervise Trainees
 55
 56.1
 33
 41.8
 174
 69.3



chi square = 20.6, df 2, p < 0.001
Annual CME Credits (median, 1/00 to 12/00)
 50.0 SD 45.44
 30.0 SD 32.94
 45.0 SD 37.26



chi square = 5.54, df2, N.S.
Medical Specialty (Physicians Only)





Family/General Practice
 40
 75.5
 16
 48.5
 38
 52.5
Internal Medicine
 10
 18.9
 9
 27.3
 42
 34.1
Obstetrics/Gynecology
 3
 5.6
 8
 24.2
 13
 13.4



chi square = 20.51, df 4, p < 0.001
Practice Structure





Solo
 23
 23.5
 13
 16.5
 22
 8.8
Single Specialty
 21
 21.4
 13
 16.5
 51
 20.3
Multiple Specialty
 9
 9.2
 9
 11.4
 45
 17.9
Other
 45
 45.9
 44
 55.7
 133
 53.0



chi square = 17.80, df 6, p < 0.01

N.S.= not significant.

Santora et al. BMC Public Health 2003 3:9   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-3-9