From: Perception and management of fever in infants up to six months of age: A survey of US pediatricians
Demographic Characteristics | N | % |
---|---|---|
Number of Respondents | 401 | |
Gender (%) | ||
Female | 258 | 64.3% |
Male | 143 | 35.7% |
Type of Practice (%) | ||
Private solo office | 54 | 13.5% |
Private group practice | 296 | 73.8% |
HMO setting/salaried through a health plan | 51 | 12.7% |
Missing | 0 | 0.0% |
Practice Setting (%) | ||
Community-based | 332 | 82.8% |
Teaching/research institution | 69 | 17.2% |
Missing | 0 | 0.0% |
Geographic Region (%) | ||
Within a city/in an urban area | 162 | 40.4% |
Surburban | 209 | 52.1% |
Rural | 29 | 7.2% |
Missing | 1 | 0.2% |
Census Region (%) | ||
Northeast | 82 | 20.4% |
South | 122 | 30.4% |
West | 149 | 37.2% |
Midwest | 47 | 11.7% |
Missing | 1 | 0.2% |