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Table 2 Characteristics of Clinicians answering survey

From: Clinicians’ perceptions of the health status of formerly detained immigrants

Provider Characteristics

All respondents (who completed demographic questions)

Providers who observed medical conditions relating to detention

N

150 (100.0%)

85 (56.7%)

Race/Ethnicity

 White

114 (76.0%)

67 (78.8%)

 Hispanic

32 (21.3%)

21 (24.7%)

 Asian or Pacific Islander

21 (14.0%)

11 (12.9%)

 Native American

7 (4.7%)

5 (5.9%)

 Black

6 (4.0%)

1 (1.2%)

 Other

5 (3.3%)

3 (3.5%)

Sex

 Female

109 (72.7%)

64 (75.3%)

 Male

41 (27.3%)

21 (24.7%)

Languages Spoken

 English-only

42 (28.0%)

14 (16.5%)

 Spanish

95 (63.3%)

62 (72.9%)

 French

11 (7.3%)

9 (10.6%)

 Haitian Creole

4 (2.7%)

3 (3.5%)

 Other

17 (11.3%)

8 (9.4%)

Years in Practice

  < 1

9 (6.0%)

2 (2.4%)

 1–5

41 (27.3%)

25 (29.4%)

 6–10

30 (20.0%)

18 (21.2%)

 11–20

30 (20.0%)

19 (22.3%)

 21–30

22 (14.7%)

14 (16.4%)

  > 31

18 (12.0%)

7 (8.2%)

 26–30

12 (8.0%)

7 (8.2%)

Type of Profession

 MD/DO

116 (77.3%)

65 (76.5%)

 Mental Health Professional

22 (14.7%)

13 (15.3%)

 NP/PA

6 (4.0%)

4 (4.7%)

 Public Health Professional

6 (4.0%)

3 (3.5%)

Specialtya

 Pediatrics

59 (39.3%)

37 (43.5%)

 OB/GYN

11 (7.3%)

7 (8.2%)

 Family Medicine

18 (12.0%)

8 (9.4%)

 Internal Medicine

17 (11.3%)

9 (10.6%)

 Emergency Medicine

13 (8.7%)

9 (10.6%)

 Mental Health

30 (20.0%)

17 (20.0%)

 Other Specialty

21 (14.0%)

12 (14.1%)

Settinga

 Outpatient (non-urgent)

112 (74.7%)

64 (75.3%)

 Urgent Care

17 (11.3%)

11 (12.9%)

 Emergency Department

23 (15.3%)

14 (16.5%)

 Inpatient

46 (30.7%)

25 (29.4%)

 ICU (includes NICU, PICU)

18 (12.0%)

9 (10.6%)

 Other Setting

10 (6.7%)

4 (4.7%)

 Shelter/Legal

4 (2.7%)

3 (3.5%)

Institutiona

 Academic

93 (62.0%)

54 (63.5%)

 County/City Dept of Health

11 (7.3%)

7 (8.2%)

 Federal Qualified Health Clinic

25 (16.7%)

20 (23.5%)

 Private Practice

29 (19.3%)

15 (17.6%)

 Other

24 (16.0%)

7 (8.2%)

  1. aPractitioners could indicate all specialties, settings and institutions in which they practiced, thus these categories can add up to greater than 100%