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Table 1 Demographic and occupational characteristics of respondents

From: Referral patterns of Israeli pediatricians of common primary care office procedures

Variable

N (%)

Age (mean ± SD)

52.8 ± 9

Age (median)

53.0

Age (range)

31-78 years

Male gender

91/155 (58.7 %)

Professional experience in years (mean ± SD)

22.2 ± 10.2

Professional experience in years (range)

2 - 43 years

Professional experience in years (median)

22 years

Country of Medical Studies: Israel

92/148 (62.2 %)

Former Soviet Union

36/148 (24.3 %)

other

20/148 (13.5 %)

Residency training in Israel

125/136 (95.4 %)

Board certification

137/155 (88.4 %)

Financial Arrangement : Salaried employee

107/157 (68.2 %)

Independent contractors

50/157 (31.8 %)

Practice type: Group practice

81/ 142 (57 %)

Solo practice

50/142 (35.2 %)

Child Health Center

11/142 (7.7 %)

Number of children seen per week (mean ± SD)

188.8 ± 110.9

Number of children seen per week (median)

200

Number of children seen per week (range)

25-500