Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of study participants by data source (survey or interview)*.

CharacteristicAll RespondentsSurveyed RespondentsInterviewed Respondents
LearnersProfessionalsLearner, n = 46Professional, n = 32Learner, n = 6Professional, n = 19
Female, %73.158.875.059.350.058.8
Mean age, yrs**30.144.631.149.528.846.4
Will work in academic hospital, %66.770.4
Yrs worked in rheumatology13.4
  • * Percentages are based on the number of participants in a group who provided information.

  • ** Surveyed respondents were asked to indicate their age by selecting 1 of the listed 10-year age groups. To calculate average age we used the midpoint of the age groups.