Table 1 Descriptive demographic and practice information about Iowa private practice dentist survey respondents (n = 544)
Characteristic | N (%) |
|---|---|
Age (mean) | 51.7 |
Gender | |
Female | 154 (28.3) |
Male | 390 (71.7) |
Full- vs. part-time practice | |
Full time (32+ hours/week) | 457 (84.3) |
Part time (<32 hours/week) | 85 (15.7) |
Role in practice | |
Sole or part owner | 428 (82.1) |
Associate, independent contractor, or employee | 93 (17.9) |
Practice busyness | |
Too busy | 167 (32.2) |
Just busy enough | 291 (56.2) |
Not busy enough | 60 (11.6) |
Practice location | |
Rural county | 226 (41.5) |
Urban county | 318 (58.5) |