Table 1 Sociodemographic and academic characteristics of AHPCCH conference attendees; N = 140, 2014
Study samplea N (%) | |
|---|---|
Sociodemographic characteristics | |
Gender | |
Male | 61 (45.9) |
Female | 72 (54.1) |
Age group | |
Under 30 years | 7 (5.6) |
30–39 years | 30 (24.2) |
40–49 years | 32 (25.8) |
50–59 years | 33 (26.6) |
60+ years | 22 (17.7) |
Range | 25–73 years |
Mean (SD) | 47.2 (11.9) |
Median | 46.5 |
Race | |
White | 107 (81.7) |
Non-White | 24 (18.3) |
Ethnicity | |
Not Hispanic or Latino | 125 (97.7) |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 (2.3) |
Academic characteristics | |
Discipline | |
Behavioral health (e.g., psychology, social work) | 40 (28.6) |
Education | 10 (7.1) |
Health management | 11 (7.9) |
Infectious diseases | 15 (10.7) |
Law | 2 (1.4) |
Nursing | 19 (13.6) |
Pharmacy | 1 (0.7) |
Primary care | 21 (15.0) |
Psychiatry | 8 (5.7) |
Public health | 44 (31.4) |
Quality assurance/improvement | 6 (4.3) |
Research | 45 (32.1) |
Sociology | 6 (4.3) |
Other medical specialties (e.g., pediatrics, OB/Gyn) | 9 (6.4) |
Other non-medical specialties (e.g., IT, economics) | 11 (7.9) |
Current role at home institution | |
Clinician | 39 (27.9) |
Educator | 47 (33.6) |
Researcher | 76 (54.3) |
Policy expert | 15 (10.7) |
Administrator | 26 (18.6) |
Executive leader | 17 (12.1) |
Other (e.g., consultant, student, funder) | 15 (10.7) |
Years of experience in academe | |
Range | 0–40 years |
Mean (SD) | 11.3 (8.8) |
Median | 9.5 |
Years of experience in criminal justice health | |
Range | 1–41 years |
Mean (SD) | 11.4 (8.6) |
Median | 9.5 |
Conference characteristics | |
Presenters | 137 (97.9) |
Scholarship recipientsb | 40 (28.6) |