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Table 2 Demographic Characteristics of Respondents

From: The effects of patient characteristics on ADHD diagnosis and treatment: a factorial study of family physicians

 

Number

Percent

Population

Gender

   

Male

95

50.8%

76.0%^/64.9%*

Female

92

49.2%

24%^/35.1%*

 

187

100%

 

Native U.S

   

U.S

170

91%

81%^

Non-U.S

17

9%

19%^

 

187

100%

 

Race

   

White

164

88%

44-86%'

Asian/Pacific Islander

9

5%

8%'

Black

4

2%

2%'

Other

10

5%

~2%'

 

187

100%

 

Hispanic/Latino

   

Non-Hispanic

179

95.7%

98%'

Hispanic/Latino

8

4.3%

3%'

 

187

100%

 

Medical School

   

Attended U.S. Medical School

177

94.6%

74.5%^/83.7%*

Attended non-U.S. Medical School

10

5.4%

25.5%^/16.3%*

 

187

100%

 
  1. ^ Total U.S. Physician Population, as of 2000 (American Medical Association.) http://www.ama-assn.org/ama1/pub/upload/images/373/internettable.gif
  2. * Total membership of American Association of Family Physicians as of 2008 (American Academy of Family Physicians.) http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/aboutus/specialty/facts/2.html
  3. 'Distribution of Nonfederal Physicians by Race, 2008, Kaiser Family Foundation. http://www.statehealthfacts.org/comparetable.jsp?ind=431&cat=8