Table 1 Biographical Information on the Study Sample of Practitioners Working in Chronic Disease Prevention (N = 50)
|  | Australia N = 13 | Brazil N = 9 | China N = 16 | United States N = 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | ||||
 Female | 92% (12) | 55% (5) | 81% (13) | 100% (12) |
 Male | 8% (1) | 45% (4) | 19% (3) | 0% (0) |
Age | ||||
 21–29 | 8% (1) | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | 8% (1) |
 30–39 | 23% (3) | 56% (5) | 44% (4) | 33% (4) |
 40–49 | 23% (3) | 22% (2) | 25% (4) | 42% (5) |
 50+ | 31% (4) | 22% (2) | 25% (4) | 16% (2) |
 Refused | 15% (2) | 0% (0) | 6% (1) | 0%(0) |
Education | ||||
 High School or Less | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | 6% (1) | 0% (0) |
 Some college | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | 6% (1) | 0% (0) |
 College degree | 23% (3) | 33% (3) | 25% (5) | 8% (1) |
 Graduate degree | 69% (9) | 67% (6) | 30% (6) | 92% (11) |
 Missing | 8% (1) | 0% (0) | 12% (2) | 0% (0) |
Employment title | ||||
 Clinical Management | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | 12% (2) | 0% (0) |
 Community health nurse | 0% (0) | 11% (1) | 0% (0) | 0% (0) |
 Department head | 0% (0) | 11% (1) | 12% (2) | 16% (2) |
 Physician | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | 30% (6) | 0% (0) |
 Program Manager/ Coordinator/Health Educator | 64% (8) | 67% (6) | 12% (2) | 72% (9) |
 Statistician | 0% (0) | 11% (1) | 0% (0) | 0% (0) |
 Other | 23% (3) | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | 8% (1) |
 Missing | 15% (2) | 0% (0) | 24% (4) | 0% (0) |