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Table 1 Characteristics of maternal-fetal medicine (MFM) and family planning (FP) subspecialists who responded to the survey

From: Second-trimester abortion attitudes and practices among maternal-fetal medicine and family planning subspecialists

Characteristic

Total

N (%)

MFM

n (%)

FP

n (%)

Total

794

689 (87)

105 (13)

Demographics

 Age, yearsa,b

 

47 ± 10

39 ± 8

 Femaleb

442

352 (51)

90 (86)

 West regionb

206

174 (25)

32 (30)

 Northeast regionb

257

222 (32)

35 (33)

 South/Southeast regionb

168

158 (23)

10 (10)

 Midwest regionb

157

130 (19)

27 (26)

 Home city population < 1 millionb

446

394 (57)

52 (50)

Clinical Practice

 Supervises trainees (fellows, residents)

700

599 (87)

101 (96)

 Works > 50% time in academic settingb

563

470 (68)

93 (89)

 Fellowship trained

775

685 (99)

90 (86)

 Family planning fellowship at current institutionb

229

143 (21)

86 (82)

 Family planning fellowship at previous institutionb

181

150 (22)

31 (30)

 Provide D&Es

324

224 (33)

100 (95)

Personal Beliefs

 Intrinsic religious motivationa,b

 

2.3 ± 0.9

2.6 ± 0.7

 Abortion attitudesa,b

 

17 ± 4

22 ± 3

  1. amean ± SD, not n (%)
  2. bmissing data