Developing and evaluating an instrument to assess perceptions of an entry-level physician associate doctoral degree

Table 1 Description of sample characteristics (N = 636)

	n^a	%
Sex
Female	433	68.5
Male	199	31.5
Hispanic/Latinx
Yes	47	7.4
No	584	92.6
Race
White	523	82.2
Black/African American	39	6.1
American Indian/Alaska Native	6	0.9
Asian	41	6.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	2	0.3
Multiracial	18	2.8
Others	19	3.0
Educational attainment
Associate degree	2	.3
Bachelor’s degree	97	15.3
Master’s degree	475	74.9
Doctorate degree	60	9.5
Occupation^b
Student	109	17.2
PA clinician	524	82.8
Length of practice as PA
Current student	107	16.9
< 5 years	172	27.1
5–10 years	148	23.3
11–25 years	169	26.7
> 25 years	37	5.8
Non-PA	1	.2

^aVariations existed in the number of respondents by question
^bSome of the PA clinicians reported additional professional roles such as faculty and administrators but they were all counted as PA clinicians

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