Table 2 Demographic, workload and practice characteristics of respondents
From: Clinical decision-making: physicians' preferences and experiences
| Â | Unweighted N (%) | Â | Â | Weighted N (%) | Â | Â |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographic and practice characteristics: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   < 39 | 222 (22) |  |  | 198 (20) |  |  |
   40 – 49 | 360 (36) |  |  | 363 (36) |  |  |
   50 – 59 | 248 (25) |  |  | 248 (25) |  |  |
   60+ | 169 (17) |  |  | 188 (19) |  |  |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Female | 228 (22) |  |  | 223 (22) |  |  |
   Male | 808 (78) |  |  | 812 (78) |  |  |
1999 Income from practice | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   $100,000 or less | 177 (19) |  |  | 179 (19) |  |  |
   $100,001 – $150,000 | 298 (31) |  |  | 297 (31) |  |  |
   $151,001 – $200,000 | 194 (20) |  |  | 195 (20) |  |  |
   $200,001 – $250,000 | 128 (13) |  |  | 126 (13) |  |  |
   $250.001+ | 162 (17) |  |  | 160 (17) |  |  |
Geographic setting | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Urban | 342 (34) |  |  | 346 (34) |  |  |
   Suburban | 334 (33) |  |  | 333 (33) |  |  |
   Small Town | 275 (27) |  |  | 273 (27) |  |  |
   Rural | 67 (7) |  |  | 66 (7) |  |  |
Geographic Region | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   East | 288 (27) |  |  | 298 (28) |  |  |
   South | 316 (30) |  |  | 310 (30) |  |  |
   Midwest | 231 (22) |  |  | 230 (22) |  |  |
   West | 215 (21) |  |  | 213 (20) |  |  |
Type of medical specialty | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Primary care | 404 (39) |  |  | 406 (39) |  |  |
   Medical specialty | 350 (33) |  |  | 355 (34) |  |  |
   Surgical specialty | 296 (28) |  |  | 289 (28) |  |  |
Office-based or Hospital-based | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Office-based | 942 (90) |  |  | 937 (89) |  |  |
   Hospital-based | 108 (10) |  |  | 113 (11) |  |  |
Country of training | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   U.S. | 946 (90) |  |  | 937 (89) |  |  |
   Foreign | 104 (10) |  |  | 113 (11) |  |  |
Respondents' best estimate of the percentage of their patients who were: | Unweighted percentiles | Weighted percentiles | ||||
| Â | 25 th | 50 th | 75 th | 25 th | 50 th | 75th |
   Uninsured | 3 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
   On Medicaid | 5 | 10 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 25 |
   From a minority group | 10 | 20 | 40 | 10 | 20 | 40 |
   Had an annual household income of $20,000 or less | 10 | 15 | 30 | 9 | 15 | 30 |
Respondents' best estimate of : | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Number of hours spent per week in face-to-face contact with patients | 24 | 32 | 40 | 24 | 32 | 40 |
   Number of patients seen per week | 50 | 80 | 105 | 50 | 80 | 104 |