Table 1 Personal and practice characteristics of primary care providersā DocStyles Survey, 2008
From: Physician advice on avoiding secondhand smoke exposure and referrals for smoking cessation services
Physician Characteristics | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
(nā=ā1,454) | (nā=ā1,092) | (nā=ā362) | |
(%) | (%) | (%) | |
Age | Ā | Ā | Ā |
26-35 | 17.9 | 15.7 | 24.6 |
36-45 | 40.6 | 39.7 | 43.1 |
46-55 | 28.3 | 29.4 | 25.1 |
ā„56 | 13.2 | 15.2 | 7.2 |
Race/ethnicity | Ā | Ā | Ā |
White | 72.0 | 73.4 | 67.7 |
Black | 3.4 | 2.6 | 5.8 |
Hispanic | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
Asian | 15.7 | 15.0 | 18.0 |
Other | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.1 |
Smoking status | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Smoker | 6.7 | 8.3 | 1.7 |
Nonsmoker | 93.3 | 91.7 | 98.3 |
Health care provider | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Family/general practitioners | 34.1 | 34.3 | 33.7 |
Internists | 32.5 | 34.4 | 26.5 |
Pediatricians | 16.8 | 14.1 | 24.9 |
Obstetricians/gynecologists | 16.6 | 17.2 | 14.9 |
Teaching privileges | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Yes | 57.0 | 57.4 | 55.8 |
No | 43.0 | 42.6 | 44.2 |
Type of practice | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Individual | 16.7 | 17.9 | 13.0 |
Group | 64.0 | 64.7 | 61.9 |
Hospital/clinic | 19.3 | 17.3 | 25.1 |
Years in practice | Ā | Ā | Ā |
0-5 | 13.5 | 11.9 | 18.5 |
6-10 | 31.8 | 30.7 | 35.1 |
11-20 | 32.4 | 31.6 | 34.8 |
ā„21 | 22.3 | 25.8 | 11.6 |
Number of physicians in practice | Ā | Ā | Ā |
1-2 | 26.0 | 26.5 | 24.6 |
3-5 | 27.2 | 27.2 | 27.1 |
6-10 | 22.5 | 21.9 | 24.6 |
11-25 | 12.9 | 13.0 | 12.4 |
ā„26 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.3 |
Number of patients per week | Ā | Ā | Ā |
1-75 | 21.3 | 17.9 | 31.2 |
76-100 | 34.4 | 32.5 | 40.1 |
101-150 | 32.8 | 36.4 | 22.1 |
ā„151 | 11.6 | 13.2 | 6.6 |
Total | ā | 75.1 | 24.9 |