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

Borders et al. Human Resources for Health 2006 4:18   doi:10.1186/1478-4491-4-18