Table 1 Respondent demographic information

Age

Median = 38 (19–62)

Median = 50 (34–86)

Race/ethnicity

 White

229 (95.8%)

112 (85.5%)

 Non-white (any)

11 (4.6%)

23 (17.5%)

Gender identity

 Female

220 (92.1%)

32 (24.4%)

 Male

15 (6.3%)

96 (73.3%)

Another gender identity not listed here

1 (0.4%)

1 (0.8%)

Highest degree of education

 Less than high school degree

1 (0.4%)

–

 High school graduate (high school diploma or equivalent including GED)

18 (7.5%)

–

 Some college but no degree

37 (15.5%)

–

 Associate degree in college (2-year)

33 (13.8%)

–

 Bachelor's degree in college (4-year)

86 (36.0%)

–

 Master's degree

46 (19.2%)

–

 Doctoral degree

8 (3.3%)

–

 Professional degree (JD, MD)

9 (3.8%)

–

Insurance status

 Privately insured

198 (82.8%)

–

 Medicare or Medicaid

36 (15.1%)

–

 Uninsured

2 (0.8%)

–

Years of practice

 Less than 5 years

–

28 (21.4%)

 5–10 years

–

29 (22.1%)

 10–20 years

–

24 (18.3%)

 More than 20 years

–

48 (36.6%)

 Pediatric surgery fellow

–

1 (0.8%)

Inst. setting

 Academic

–

85 (64.9%)

 Private practice

–

9 (6.9%)

 Both academic and private practice

–

28 (21.4%)

 Other

–

2 (1.5%)

Region

 Northeast

–

30 (22.9%)

 Midwest

–

31 (23.7%)

 West

–

28 (21.4%)

 South

–

38 (29.0%)

 Other (Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, US territories and affiliated Pacific Islands, etc.)

–

2 (1.5%)

Total

239 (100.0%)

131 (100.0%)