Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study sample
From: Why physicians and nurses ask (or don’t) about partner violence: a qualitative analysis
Full study sample (931) | Sample providing comments (769) | Nurses with comments (527)* | Physicians with comments (238)* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | ||||
Female | 77.6% (722) | 81.1% (624) | 97.2% (512) | 46.6% (111) |
Male | 21.8% (203) | 18.1 (139) | 2.3% (12) | 53.4% (127) |
Missing | 0.6% (6) | 0.8% (6) | --- | 0 |
Age (years) | ||||
20–29 | 6.9% (64) | 7.4% (57) | 9.7% (51) | 2.1% (5) |
30–39 | 24.9% (232) | 25.0% (192) | 24.1% (127) | 27.3% (65) |
40–49 | 33.1% (308) | 32.9% (253) | 32.1% (169) | 35.3% (84) |
50–59 | 28.8% (268) | 27.7% (213) | 27.7% (146) | 28.2% (67) |
60+ | 5.6% (52) | 6.1% (47) | 5.7% (30) | 7.1% (17) |
Missing | 0.8% (7) | 0.9% (7) | --- | 0 |
Current area of practice | ||||
Family medicine | 32.2% (300) | 29.3% (225) | 8.7% (46) | 74.8% (178) |
Emergency medicine | 21.2% (197) | 21.7% (167) | 27.1% (143) | 9.7% (23) |
Public health | 17.8% (166) | 19.0% (146) | 26.9% (142) | --- |
OB/gyn/newborn | 22.6% (210) | 23.8% (181) | 30.7% (162) | 8.8% (21) |
Retired + other | 4.0% (37) | 4.0% (31) | 5.3% (28) | --- |
Missing | 2.3% (21) | 2.2% (17) | 1.1% (6) | 4.6% (11) |
Any disclosure | ||||
Never | 23.1% (215) | 22.6% (174) | 30.4% (160) | 5.0% (12) |
None this year | 10.3% (96) | 10.4% (80) | 12.1% (64) | 6.7% (16) |
Less than 20 this year | 63.1% (587) | 63.1% (485) | 54.1% (285) | 83.2% (198) |
20 or more this year | 2.5% (23) | 2.9% (22) | 2.1% (11) | 4.6% (11) |
Missing | 1.1% (10) | 1.0% (8) | 1.3% (7) | --- |
Formal intimate partner violence (IPV) training | ||||
No | 61.5% (573) | 60.3% (464) | 61.5% (324) | 58.0% (138) |
Yes | 36.7% (342) | 38.2% (294) | 37.0% (195) | 40.8% (97) |
Missing | 1.7% (16) | 1.4% (11) | 1.5% (8) | --- |
Respondent, friend of relative experience | ||||
No | 49.7% (463) | 46.4% (367) | 42.7% (225) | 54.2% (129) |
Yes | 48.4% (451) | 52.1% (401) | 55.6% (293) | 45.0% (107) |
Missing | 1.8% (17) | 1.4% (11) | 1.7% (9) | --- |