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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the US sample

From: The Evidence-based Practice Attitude Scale-36 (EBPAS-36): a brief and pragmatic measure of attitudes to evidence-based practice validated in US and Norwegian samples

Characteristics

Values

Gender

 Female

79.8%

 Male

20.2%

Race/ethnicity

 Caucasian

54%

 African American

6.7%

 Hispanic

23%

 Asian American

4.2%

 Native American

0.2%

 Other

11.9%

Highest education

 Ph.D./M.D.

6.9%

 Master’s degree

58.6%

 Some graduate work

5.7%

 Bachelor’s degree

12.3%

 Some college

2.2%

 Associate’s degree

1.7%

 High school diploma

0.5%

 Less than high school diploma

0.2%

Age

 Mean (SD)

36.3 (10.6)

Tenure in mental health (years)

 Mean (SD)

8.5 (7.7)

Tenure in child/adolescent mental health (years)

 Mean (SD)

7.5 (7.6)

Tenure with agency (years)

 Mean (SD)

3.1 (4.2)