Table 2 Demographic comparison of PGBS respondents (sample) to us physician population
From: The Physicians’ Giving Back Survey: Keeping up with American generosity
| Similarity to population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | PGBS respondents (501) | US physicians [12] (828,869) | Significance p < 0.05, 95 % CI |
| Male | 57.7 % (289) | 67.4 % (558,794) | P = 0.05 |
| Female | 42.3 % (212) | 32.6 % (270,075) | |
| Medical degree | PGBS respondents (501) | US physicians [ 12 ] (828,914) | |
| MD | 94.4 % (473) | 91.6 % (760,341) | c P = 0.125 |
| DO | 5.6 % (28) | 7.3 % (60,172) | |
| Age group | PGBS respondents (501) | US physicians [ 12 ] (828,318) | |
| Age 55 or > | 57.6 % (289) | 42.6 % (349,248) | P = 0.000 |
| Age <55 | 42.3 % (212) | 57.4 % (479,070) | |
| Source of medical degree | PGBS respondents (501) | US physicians [ 12 ] (829,914) | |
| MD-US/Canada/PRa | 76 % (379) | 67.4 % (559,731) | P = 0.000 |
| MD-IMG | 19 % (94) | 24.2 % (200,610) | |
| DO | 6 % (28) | 7.3 % (60,172) | |
| Race/Ethnicity | PGBS respondents (520) | US physicians [ 20 ] | |
| White | 82 % (408) | 73.7 % | c P = 0.122 |
| Black or African American | 2.82 % (14) | 3.8 % | |
| Hispanic | 3.83 % (23) | 5.3 % | |
| Asian or other | 15.9 % (75) | 17.2 % | |
| Religion | PGBS respondents (477) | US physicians [ 21 ] (1125) | |
| Christianb | 48.6 % (232) | 64.4 % (710) | P = 0.000 |
| Jewish | 19.1 % (91) | 14.1 % (181) | |
| Hindu | 2.1 % (10) | 5.3 % (53) | |
| Muslim | 1.9 % (9) | 2.7 % (33) | |
| Buddhist | 2.1 % (10) | 1.2 % (13) | |
| Other | 4.8 % (23) | 1.8 % (18) | |
| None | 21.4 % (102) | 10.6 % (117) | |
| US Region | PGBS respondents (601) | US physicians [ 20 ] | |
| Northeast | 27.3 % (164) | 23 % | P = 0.000 |
| South | 15.0 % (90) | 32.5 % | |
| Midwest | 18.0 % (108) | 22.4 % | |
| West | 21.7 % (130) | 22.1 % | |
| Married | PGBS respondents (488) | US physicians [ 9 ] | |
| Yes | 80.5 % (393) | 81 % | c P = 0.705 |
| No | 19.5 % (95) | 19 % |