Table 3

Physician characteristics

Sampled Physicians
N%
Gender
Male15078.9
Female4021.0
Religion
Protestant6032.2
Catholic including Greek Orthodox5429.0
Jewish2714.5
Muslim63.2
Hindu105.3
Buddhist21.0
No Religious affiliation, Atheist, Agnostic2513.4
Other21.0
Race
White15179.4
Non-white3920.5
Additional degrees held
Yes3618.9
No15481.0
Country of birth
USA12968.6
Other in North America, Aust, NZ31.6
Central/South America, Carribean126.3
Europe94.7
China/Taiwan42.1
India/Pakistan/Bangladesh136.9
Other Asia/Pacific rim63.1
Africa42.1
Middle East84.2
Medical training outside United States
All52.6
Part4322.7
None14174.6