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Table 1 Demographic comparison of the SOCAN membership and survey participants

From: Child abuse and neglect experts’ determination of when a child being left home alone constitutes child neglect

 

SOCAN Membership

Survey Respondentsa

p valueb

Region

 Northeast

117 (22%)

32 (18%)

0.49

 Midwest

126 (24%)

47 (26%)

 

 South

156 (30%)

62 (34%)

 

 West

123 (24%)

42 (23%)

 

Sex

 Male

162 (31%)

55 (29%)

0.70

 Female

361 (69%)

134 (71%)

 

Degree

 MD/DO

496 (95%)

185 (97%)

0.36

 CPNP

12 (2%)

4 (2%)

 

 PA/RN

15 (2%)

2 (1%)

 
  1. Abbreviations: medical doctor, MD; doctor of osteopathy, DO; certified pediatric nurse practitioner, CPNP; physician’s assistant, PA; registered nurse, RN
  2. aColumn totals may not equal total number of respondents (N = 193) because of missing data
  3. bPearson chi square test