National Pharmacist Workforce Study (NPWS): Description of 2019 Survey Methods and Assessment of Nonresponse Bias

Matthew J. Witry; Vibhuti Arya; Brianne K. Bakken; Caroline A. Gaither; David H. Kreling; David A. Mott; Jon C. Schommer; William R. Doucette

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National Pharmacist Workforce Study (NPWS): Description of 2019 Survey Methods and Assessment of Nonresponse Bias

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National Pharmacist Workforce Study (NPWS): Description of 2019 Survey Methods and Assessment of Nonresponse Bias

Matthew J. Witry, Vibhuti Arya, Brianne K. Bakken, Caroline A. Gaither, David H. Kreling, David A. Mott, Jon C. Schommer and William R. Doucette

Pharmacy, Vol.9(1), p.20

03/01/2021

DOI: 10.3390/pharmacy9010020

PMCID: PMC7838781

PMID: 33451045

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National Pharmacist Workforce Studies (NPWS) have been conducted in the U.S. every five years since 2000. This article describes the online survey methods used for the latest NPWS conducted in 2019 and provides an assessment for nonresponse bias. Three waves of emails containing a link to the online survey were sent to a random sample of about 96,000 pharmacists licensed in the United States. The survey asked about pharmacist employment, work activities, work-life balance, practice characteristics, pharmacist demographics and training. A total of 5467 usable responses were received, for a usable response rate of 5.8%. To assess for nonresponse bias, respondent characteristics were compared to the population of U.S. pharmacists and a benchmark, while a wave analysis compared early and late respondents. The pharmacist sample-population comparison and the benchmark comparison showed that the NPWS respondents had a higher percentage of female pharmacists and a lower proportion of young pharmacists compared to the population of U.S. pharmacists and the benchmark sample. In some contrast, the wave analysis showed that the early respondents had a higher percentage of males and older pharmacists compared to the late respondents. Both the wave analysis and the benchmark comparison showed that the NPWS respondents (and early respondents) had a lower percent of pharmacists with a PharmD degree than did the late respondents and the benchmark group. These differences should be considered when interpreting the findings from the 2019 NPWS.

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Title: Subtitle: National Pharmacist Workforce Study (NPWS): Description of 2019 Survey Methods and Assessment of Nonresponse Bias
Creators: Matthew J. Witry - University of Iowa
Vibhuti Arya - St. John's University
Brianne K. Bakken - Medical College of Wisconsin
Caroline A. Gaither - University of Minnesota
David H. Kreling - University of Wisconsin–Madison
David A. Mott - University of Wisconsin–Madison
Jon C. Schommer - University of Minnesota
William R. Doucette - University of Iowa
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Pharmacy, Vol.9(1), p.20
DOI: 10.3390/pharmacy9010020
PMID: 33451045
PMCID: PMC7838781
NLM abbreviation: Pharmacy (Basel)
ISSN: 2226-4787
eISSN: 2226-4787
Publisher: Mdpi
Number of pages: 8
Grant note: Pharmacy Workforce Center, Inc.
Language: English
Date published: 03/01/2021
Academic Unit: Nursing; Pharmacy Practice and Science; Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9984363557502771

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