Response Rates Based on Sex of Respondent and Location of Practice
| Characteristic | Respondents No. (%) | Nonrespondents No. (%) | Final Sample % | P Value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Values are for tests of differences between respondents and nonrespondents. | ||||
| † Men and women comprise 68.4% and 31.6% of US family physicians, respectively.17 | ||||
| ‡ Of US family physicians, 35.0% are located in the Eastern Seaboard region; 22.6%, in the East Central region; 19.4%, in the West Central region; 6.5%, in the Mountain region; and 16.7%, in the Pacific region.17 | ||||
| Sex † | .235 | |||
| Male | 160 (35.7) | 286 (64.3) | 67.2 | |
| Female | 78 (40.8) | 113 (59.2) | 32.8 | |
| Location of practice ‡ | .090 | |||
| Eastern Seaboard region | 71 (33.5) | 147 (66.5) | 30.6 | |
| East Central region | 60 (42.3) | 82 (57.7) | 24.8 | |
| West Central region | 51 (34.0) | 99 (66.0) | 21.1 | |
| Mountain region | 17 (28.3) | 43 (71.7) | 7.0 | |
| Pacific region | 40 (45.5) | 48 (54.5) | 16.5 | |