Table 2 Demographics of national sample of maternal-fetal Medicine fellows who responded to the moral distress survey (n = 177)

Gender identity

 Female

 Male

139 (78.5)

38 (21.5)

Race/ethnicity*

 American Indian or Alaskan Native

 Asian

 Black or African American

 Hispanic

 White

 Other

 Prefer not to answer

1 (0.6)

26 (14.7)

13 (7.3)

13 (7.3)

127 (71.8)

3 (1.7)

3 (1.7)

Age

 26–30

 31–35

 36–40

 41–45

 46–50

 51–55

12 (6.8)

129 (72.9)

25 (14.1)

6 (3.4)

4 (2.3)

1 (1.0)

Level of training (12 in combined programs)

 PGY-5

 PGY-6

 PGY-7

 PGY-8

50 (28.2)

69 (39.0)

54 (30.5)

4 (2.3)

Region of practice

 Northeast

 Southeast

 Midwest

 Southwest

 West

67 (37.9)

32 (18.1)

37 (20.9)

17 (9.6)

24 (13.6)

Type of community

 Rural

 Suburban

 Urban

5 (2.8)

25 (14.1)

147 (83.1)

Place of practice

 Academic-University based

 Community nonteaching

 Community teaching

 Military

163 (92.1)

1 (1.0)

12 (6.8)

1 (1.0)

Primary inpatient annual delivery volume

 501–1500

 1501–3000

 3001–5000

 5001–8000

 8000–10,000

 >10,000

6 (3.4)

36 (20.3)

70 (39.5)

47 (26.6)

13 (7.3)

5 (2.8)

Religiosity

 No

 Yes

  High

  Low

 Prefer not to answer

116 (65.5)

58 (32.8)

32 (55.2)

25 (43.1)

3 (1.7)

Political identification

 No

 Yes

  Democratic

  Libertarian

  Republican

  Socialist

  Other

 Prefer not to answer

43 (24.3)

129 (72.9)

117 (90.7)

1 (1.0)

6 (4.7)

2 (1.6)

3 (2.3)

5 (2.8)