Table 4 Descriptive statistical summaries (number in the sample/percent of sample responding) for selected demographic variables by health department type and for the total sample (n = 1745)
Item | Participating LHD (n = 741) | Non-participating LHD (n = 58) | TDSHS Regions (n = 599) | TDSHS Central Office (n = 414) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||||
Male | 541/.77 | 21/.38 | 397/.68 | 261/.65 | 1220/.70 |
Female | 165/.23 | 34/.62 | 183/.32 | 143/.35 | 525/.30 |
Current age | |||||
24 or younger | 36/.05 | 2/.21 | 5/.01 | 11/.03 | 54/.03 |
25–34 | 141/.20 | 12/.21 | 83/.14 | 62/.15 | 298/.17 |
35–44 | 172/.24 | 19/.33 | 167/.29 | 129/.32 | 487/.28 |
45–54 | 255/.36 | 19/.33 | 245/.42 | 161/.40 | 680/.39 |
55 and older | 100/.14 | 5/.09 | 78/.13 | 40/.10 | 223/.13 |
Ethnicity | |||||
African American or Black | 151/.22 | 5/.09 | 39/.07 | 32/.08 | 227/.13 |
Asian | 22/.03 | 1/.02 | 6/.01 | 9/.02 | 38/.02 |
Hispanic or Latino | 128/.18 | 9/.16 | 178/.31 | 54/.14 | 369/.21 |
Native American | 4/.01 | 0/0 | 3/.01 | 3/.01 | 10/.01 |
White | 379/.54 | 41/.72 | 333/.59 | 288/.73 | 1041/.61 |
Other | 13/.02 | 1/.02 | 9/.02 | 11/.03 | 34/.02 |
Total years in current position | |||||
0 to 5 | 393/.56 | 38/.69 | 283/.49 | 254/.62 | 968/.55 |
6 to 10 | 161/.23 | 7/.13 | 158/.27 | 88/.22 | 414/.24 |
11 to 15 | 88/.12 | 4/.07 | 72/.12 | 34/.08 | 198/.11 |
16 to 20 | 28/.04 | 4/.07 | 25/.04 | 20/.05 | 77/.04 |
21 or more | 37/.05 | 2/.04 | 44/.08 | 13/.03 | 96/.05 |
Total years in public health | |||||
0 to 5 | 268/.38 | 25/.44 | 121/.21 | 103/.25 | 517/.29 |
6 to 10 | 165/.23 | 10/.18 | 157/.27 | 92/.23 | 424/.24 |
11 to 15 | 117/.16 | 3/.05 | 127/.22 | 75/.18 | 322/.18 |
16 to 20 | 62/.09 | 11/.19 | 75/.13 | 65/.16 | 213/.12 |
21 or more | 99/.14 | 8/.14 | 109/.19 | 71/.17 | 287/16 |
Highest level of education | |||||
High school | 105/.15 | 7/.12 | 101/.18 | 38/.09 | 251/.14 |
Associate/Technical degree | 133/.19 | 13/.23 | 152/.27 | 43/.11 | 341/.20 |
Master's degree | 288/.41 | 24/.42 | 213/.37 | 165/.41 | 690/.40 |
Master's degree | 137/.20 | 12/.21 | 85/.15 | 113/.28 | 347/.20 |
Doctoral degree | 37/.05 | 1/.02 | 20/.04 | 45/.11 | 103/.06 |
Graduate degree in public health | |||||
No | 656/.94 | 51/.93 | 550/.97 | 363/.90 | 1620/.94 |
Yes | 43/.06 | 4/.07 | 18/.03 | 40/.10 | 105/.06 |