Characteristics of Respondents (N = 1,144)
| Characteristics | No. (%) or Mean (SD) |
|---|---|
| Note: Totals do not all sum to 1,144 because of partial nonresponse. Percentages do not all sum to 100 because of rounding error. | |
| * Includes atheist, agnostic, and none. | |
| Demographic characteristics | |
| Age, years, mean (SD) | 49.0 (8.3) |
| Women | 300 (26) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Asian | 138 (12) |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 26 (2) |
| Hispanic/Latino | 57 (5) |
| White, non-Hispanic | 869 (78) |
| Other | 31 (3) |
| Region | |
| South | 386 (34) |
| Midwest | 276 (24) |
| Northeast | 264 (23) |
| West | 216 (19) |
| Foreign medical graduates | 224 (20) |
| Practice characteristics | |
| Primary specialty | |
| Family practice | 158 (14) |
| General internal medicine | 129 (11) |
| Internal medicine subspecialties | 231 (20) |
| Obstetrics and gynecology | 80 (7) |
| General pediatrics | 87 (8) |
| Pediatric subspecialties | 60 (5) |
| Psychiatry | 100 (9) |
| Surgical subspecialties | 100 (9) |
| Other | 197 (17) |
| Board certified | 988 (87) |
| Receive educational loan repayment | 14 (1) |
| Work in an academic health center | 354 (32) |
| Religious characteristics | |
| Spirituality | |
| Low | 294 (26) |
| Moderate | 535 (48) |
| High | 293 (26) |
| Intrinsic religiosity | |
| Low | 407 (37) |
| Moderate | 292 (27) |
| High | 399 (36) |
| Attendance at religious services | |
| Never | 114 (10) |
| Once a month or less | 499 (44) |
| Twice a month or more | 515 (46) |
| Religious affiliation | |
| None* | 117 (10) |
| Catholic | 244 (22) |
| Jewish | 181 (16) |
| Other religion | 157 (14) |
| Protestant | 428 (38) |
| Religious beliefs influence medicine | |
| Strongly disagree/disagree | 485 (43) |
| Agree | 426 (38) |
| Strongly agree | 208 (19) |
| Intrinsic motivations for work | |
| Family emphasized service to the poor | |
| Strongly disagree/disagree | 232 (21) |
| Agree | 548 (49) |
| Strongly agree | 343 (31) |
| Practice of medicine is a calling | |
| Strongly disagree/disagree | 316 (29) |
| Agree | 438 (40) |
| Strongly agree | 352 (32) |