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Table 1 Demographics of responders (Percentage, 95% Confidence Interval)

From: Importance of residency applicant factors based on specialty and demographics: a national survey of program directors

  

All Responders

PrimaryCare specialties

Surgical specialties

Other specialties

P value

Age

20–30 years

1/762 (0.1, 0.0-0.4)

0/251

0/188

1/322 (0.3,0.0-0.9)

0.28

31–40 years

133/762 (17.5, 14.8–20.2)

42/251 (16.7,12.1–21.4)

26/188 (13.8,8.9–18.8)

65/322 (20.2,15.8–24.6)

41–50 years

288/762 (37.8, 34.4–41.2)

81/251 (32.3,26.5–38.1)

79/188 (42.0,34.9–49.1)

127/322 (39.4,34.1–44.8)

51–60 years

219/762 (28.7, 25.5–32.0)

80/251 (31.9,26.1–37.7)

53/188 (28.2,21.7–34.6)

86/322 (26.7,21.9–31.6)

61–70 years

102/762 (13.4, 11.0-15.8)

41/251 (16.3,11.8–20.9)

26/188 (13.8,8.9–18.8)

35/322 (10.9,7.5–14.3)

> 70 years

19/762 (2.5, 1.4–3.6)

7/251 (2.8,0.7–4.8)

4/188 (2.1,0.1–4.2)

8/322 (2.5,0.8–4.2)

Gender

Male

420/754 (55.7, 52.2–59.3)

124/248 (50.0,43.8–56.2)

118/185 (63.8,56.8–70.7)

177/320 (55.3,49.9–60.)

0.02

Female

331/754 (43.9, 40.4–47.4)

123/248 (49.6,43.4–55.8)

65/185 (35.1,28.2–42.0)

143/320 (44.7,39.2–50.1)

 

Other

3/754 (0.4, 0.0-0.9)

1/248 (0.4,0.0-1.2)

2/185 (1.1,0.0-2.6)

0/320

 

Race

American Indian/Alaskan Native

5/767 (0.7, 0.1–1.2)

4/253 (1.6,0.4–3.1)

0/189

1/323 (0.3,0.0-0.9)

0.07

Asian

73/767 (9.5, 7.4–11.6)

20/253 (7.9,4.6–11.2)

16/189 (8.5,4.5–12.4)

37/323 (11.5,8.0-14.9)

0.30

Black/African-American

27/767 (3.5, 2.2–4.8)

11/253 (4.4,1.8–6.9)

4/189 (2.1,0.6–4.2)

12/323 (3.7,1.6–5.8)

0.44

Hispanic/Latino

32/767 (4.2, 2.8–5.8)

11/253 (4.4,1.8–6.9)

7/189 (3.7,1.0-6.4)

14/323 (4.3,2.1–6.6)

0.93

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

4/767 (0.5, 0.0–1.0)

2/253 (0.8,0.0-1.9)

1/189 (0.5, 0.0-1.6)

1/323 (0.3,0.0-0.9)

0.73

White/Caucasian

589/767 (76.8, 73.8–79.7)

193/253 (76.3,71.0-81.5)

149/189 (78.8,73.0-84.7)

247/323 (76.5,71.8–81.1)

0.79

Other

16/767 (2.1, 1.1–3.1)

    

Prefer not to disclose

32/767 (4.2, 2.8–5.8)

11/253 (4.4,1.8–6.9)

7/189 (3.7,1.0-6.4)

14/323 (4.3,2.1–6.6)

0.93

How many years in clinical practice

0–5 years

28/763 (3.7, 2.3-5.0)

3/253 (1.2,0.0-2.5)

8/189 (4.2,1.4–7.1)

5/323 (1.6,0.2–2.9)

0.06

0–5 years

28/763 (3.7, 2.3-5.0)

6/252 (2.4,0.5–4.3)

4/188 (2.1,0.1–4.2)

18/322 (5.6,3.1–8.1)

0.006

6–10 years

135/763 (17.7, 15.0-20.4)

34/252 (13.5,9.3–17.7)

38/188 (20.2,14.5–26.0)

63/322 (19.6,15.2–23.9)

11–15 years

169/763 (22.2, 19.2–25.1)

47/252 (18.7,13.8–23.5)

44/188 (23.4,17.3–29.5)

78/322 (24.2,19.5–28.9)

16–20 years

126/763 (16.5, 13.9–19.2)

39/252 (15.5,11.0–20.0)

34/188 (18.1,12.6–23.6)

52/322 (16.2,12.1–20.2)

> 20 years

305/763 (40.0, 36.5–43.5)

126/252 (50.0,43.8–56.2)

68/188 (36.2,29.3–43.1)

111/322 (34.5,29.3–39.7)

How many years as a residency director

< 1 year

35/762 (4.6, 3.1–6.1)

12/252 (4.8,2.1–7.4)

7/189 (3.7,1.0-6.4)

16/321 (5.0, 2.6–7.4)

0.74

1–5 years

347/762 (45.5, 42.0-49.1)

105/252 (41.7,35.6–47.8)

88/189 (46.6,39.4–53.7)

154/321 (48.0,42.5-53.55)

6–10 years

206/762 (27.0, 23.9–30.2)

69/252 (27.4,21.9–32.9)

52/189 (27.5,21.1–33.9)

85/321 (26.5,21.6–31.3)

11–15 years

84/762 (11.0, 8.8–13.3)

31/252 (12.3,8.2–16.4)

24/189 (12.7,7.9–17.5)

29/321 (9.0,5.9–12.2)

16–20 years

40/762 (5.3, 3.7–6.8)

14/252 (5.6,2.7–8.4)

7/189 (3.7,1.0-6.4)

19/321 (5.9,3.3–8.5)

> 20 years

50/762 (6.6, 4.8–8.3)

21/252 (8.3,4.9–11.8)

11/189 (5.8,2.5–9.2)

18/321 (5.6,3.1–8.1)

Military experience

 

45/767 (5.9, 4.2–7.5)

15/253 (5.9,3.0-8.8)

12/189 (6.4,2.9–9.8)

18/323 (5.6,3.1–8.1)

0.94

Collegiate varsity sports experience

 

102/767 (13.3, 10.9–15.7)

35/253 (13.8,9.6–18.1)

32/189 (16.9,11.6–22.3)

35/323 (10.8,7.4–14.2)

0.14

Global Health experience

 

122/767 (15.9, 13.3–18.5)

53/253 (21.0,15.9–26.0)

33/189 (17.5,12.0-22.9)

36/323 (11.2,7.7–14.6)

0.005

Medical scribe experience

 

11/767 (1.4, 0.6–2.3)

2/253 (1.9,0.0-1.9)

3/189 (1.6,0.0-3.4)

6/323 (1.9,0.4–3.3)

0.55