Family physician views about primary care reform in Ontario: a postal questionnaire

BMC Primary Care

Table 2 Characteristics of respondents and their practices, family physicians in Ontario, 2002.

Characteristic		N	(%)
Age group (missing = 66)
	25–34 years	101	19.8
	35–44 years	198	38.8
	45–54 years	155	30.3
	55–64 years	57	11.2
Sex
	Females	259	44.9
	Males	318	55.1
Years in practice (missing = 90)
	0–9 years	186	38.2
	10–19 years	168	34.5
	20–29 years	107	22
	30–39 years	26	5.3
Practice tyype (missing = 4)
	Solo	169	29.5
	Group	318	55.5
	Community Health Centre	27	4.7
	Health Services Organization	18	3.1
	Other	41	7.2
Primary Clinical Income (missing = 4)
	Fee for service	464	81
	Capitation	29	5.1
	Salary	58	10.1
	Other	22	3.8
Size of practice (missing = 25)
	<500 patients	21	3.8
	500–1000 patients	61	11.1
	1001–1500 patients	116	21
	1501–2000 patients	144	26.1
	2001–2500 patients	90	16.3
	>2500 patients	120	21.7
Percent time in clinical practice (missing = 2)
	<25%	12	2.1
	25–50%	29	5.1
	51–75%	103	17.9
	76–100%	431	75
Use computer (missing = 12)
	Billing only	169	29.9
	Billing, scheduling & registration	337	59.5
	Full electronic record	59	10.4
Out of hours service*
	Use on-call physician	357	61.9
	Sign-out to emergency	180	31.2
	Sign-out to walk-in clinic	154	26.7
	Week-day evening hours	155	26.9
	Week-end evening hours	84	14.6

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