Table 1 Participant characteristics of U.S. SHD employees in chronic disease prevention units, 2018 survey (N=643)
State characteristics | |
|---|---|
 Regionsa | N (%) |
  New England | 106 (16.5) |
  South | 147 (22.9) |
  West | 104 (16.2) |
  Mountains/Midwest | 149 (23.2) |
  Mid-Atlantic & Great Lakes | 137 (21.3) |
 State Size (population)a | |
  Small (< 2.1 million) | 178 (27.7) |
  Medium (2.1–6.1 million) | 224 (34.8) |
  Large (> 6.1 million) | 217 (33.7) |
Practitioner characteristics | |
 Gender | |
  Male | 131 (19.8) |
  Female | 528 (79.8) |
  Other gender identity | 3 (0.5) |
 Age | |
  Under 20 years | 5 (< 1) |
  20–39 years | 213 (33) |
  40–59 years | 352 (54) |
  60+ | 90 (13) |
 Race & Ethnicityb | |
  White | 527 (79.5) |
  Black or African American | 74 (11.2) |
  Asian | 37 (5.6) |
  Hispanic | 27 (4.1) |
  American Indian or Alaska Native | 14 (2.1) |
  Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 (0.9) |
  Other | 14 (2.1) |
Any Public Health Educationc | 263 (39.7) |
Primary Work Area | |
 Cancer | 91 (14.2) |
 Cardiovascular | 45 (7.0) |
 Diabetes | 38 (5.9) |
 Obesity | 80 (12.4) |
 Tobacco | 68 (10.6) |
 Work in multiple areas | 172 (26.7) |
 Other (e.g. rural health, asthma, school health, etc.) | 149 (23.2) |
Position | |
 Program manager or coordinator | 326 (50.7) |
 Director overseeing multiple programs | 90 (14.0) |
 Specialists (e.g. epidemiologist, health educator, statistician, etc.) | 205 (33.0) |
 Other (e.g. Administrative roles) | 22 (2.0) |