Table 1 Demographic characteristics of responders
Participants, N | All medical specialities | General medicine | Cardio-logy | Gastroen-terology | Pedia-trics | Gyneco-logy | ENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100% (1521) | 49.38% (751) | 3.55% (54) | 7.30% (111) | 14.66% (223) | 17.23% (262) | 7.89% (120) | |
Age (years) | |||||||
≤ 30 | 0.33% (5) | 0.40% (3) | 1.85% (1) | 0.00% (0) | 0.45% (1) | 0.00% (0) | 0.00% (0) |
31–40 | 5.26% (80) | 5.59% (42) | 3.70% (2) | 0.90% (1) | 7.62% (17) | 3.05% (8) | 8.33% (10) |
41–50 | 25.18% (383) | 23.44% (176) | 25.93% (14) | 27.93% (31) | 29.15% (65) | 25.19% (66) | 25.83% (383) |
51–60 | 46.22% (703) | 45.14% (339) | 50.00% (27) | 53.15% (59) | 42.15% (94) | 50.38% (132) | 43.33% (52) |
> 60 | 22.55% (343) | 25.03% (188) | 16.67% (9) | 18.02% (20) | 19.73% (44) | 20.99% (55) | 22.50% (27) |
missing value | 0.46% (7) | 0.40% (3) | 1.85% (1) | 0.00% (0) | 0.90% (2) | 0.38% (1) | 0.00% (0) |
Gender | |||||||
female | 50.49% (768) | 47.54% (357) | 18.52% (10) | 18.92% (21) | 56.95% (127) | 78.24% (205) | 40.00% (48) |
male | 49.18% (748) | 52.33% (393) | 79.63% (43) | 80.18% (89) | 42.15% (94) | 21.76% (57) | 60.00% (72) |
diverse | 0.20% (3) | 0.00% (0) | 0.00% (0) | 0.90% (1) | 0.90% (2) | 0.00% (0) | 0.00% (0) |
missing value | 0.13% (2) | 0.13% (1) | 1.85% (1) | 0.00% (0) | 0.00% (0) | 0.00% (0) | 0.00% (0) |
Practice type | |||||||
solo practice | 52.53% (799) | 50.47% (379) | 31.48% (17) | 37.84% (42) | 58.74% (131) | 61.07% (160) | 58.33% (70) |
group practice | 46.68% (711) | 48.87% (367) | 66.67% (36) | 62.16% (69) | 39.46% (88) | 38.55% (101) | 40.83% (49) |
missing value | 0.79% (12) | 0.67% (5) | 1.85% (1) | 0.00% (0) | 1.79% (4) | 0.38% (1) | 0.83% (1) |
Practice location | |||||||
rural community (< 5000) | 9.20% (140) | 16.11% (121) | 0.00% (0) | 1.80% (2) | 3.59% (8) | 2.67% (7) | 1.67% (2) |
town (5000–19,999) | 23.73% (361) | 27.03% (203) | 20.37% (11) | 16.22% (18) | 23.32% (52) | 20.99% (55) | 18.33% (22) |
mid-sized city (20000–99,999) | 30.11% (458) | 25.30% (190) | 40.74% (22) | 36.04% (40) | 32.74% (73) | 31.30% (82) | 42.50% (51) |
metropolitan area (100,000 or more) | 36.36% (553) | 31.03% (233) | 37.04% (20) | 45.95% (51) | 39.46% (88) | 44.27% (116) | 37.50% (45) |
missing value | 0.59% (9) | 0.53% (4) | 1.85% (1) | 0.00% (0) | 0.90% (2) | 0.76% (2) | 0.00% (0) |