Table 1.

Clinician Characteristics

Percent Race, Ethnicity
NumberPercent FemaleAfrican AmericanAsianHispanicWhiteOtherMissingAge, Years Mean (SD)
SD = standard deviation.
California
Family physicians8,15320.31.813.24.745.41.933.153.1 (12.5)
General pediatricians4,46244.92.117.73.740.02.134.549.1 (10.8)
General internists7,98423.52.115.72.639.82.637.248.9 (11.4)
Obstetrician-gynecologists3,69327.93.913.73.948.51.528.551.8 (11.1)
Nurse practitioners2,50996.13.77.06.778.63.10.946.4 (8.2)
Physician assistants83354.67.87.715.762.44.81.643.5 (8.3)
Certified nurse-midwives41998.64.32.94.184.32.71.945.6 (7.1)
Washington
Family physicians2,32324.80.86.72.075.87.37.447.7 (10.3)
General pediatricians63741.90.99.72.269.98.58.846.9 (10.2)
General internists1,16429.70.910.12.168.66.911.344.8 (10.1)
Obstetrician-gynecologists56933.92.18.11.974.95.47.648.4 (10.0)
Nurse practitioners44292.10.93.21.889.63.21.447.1 (7.4)
Physician assistants48538.82.75.84.581.64.50.845.4 (8.8)