Table 1 Characteristics of responding GPs
Demographic characteristic | Number (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 1094 (67%) |
| Â | Female | 529 (33%) |
Full time principals | Yes | 1287 (79%) |
Age (years) | ≤ 39 | 305 (19%) |
|  | 40–49 | 516 (32%) |
|  | 50–59 | 534 (33%) |
| Â | > 60 | 253 (16%) |
Time in general practice (years) | ≤ 5 | 139 (9%) |
|  | 6–10 | 196 (12%) |
|  | 11–20 | 488 (30%) |
|  | 21–30 | 480 (30%) |
| Â | > 30 | 293 (18%) |
No. sessions as a GP Per week | ≤ 5 | 156 (10%) |
|  | 6–8 | 391 (24%) |
|  | 9–11 | 875 (54%) |
| Â | > 11 | 150 (9%) |
No. GPs per practice | 1 | 575 (35%) |
| Â | > 1 | 990 (61%) |
| Â | Missing | 59 (4%) |
Area of practice | ERHA | 478 (29%) |
MICGP | Yes | 1063 (65%) |