Table 1 Characteristics of study participants by province
Ontario n = 20 n (%) | Nova Scotia n = 21 n (%) | British Columbia n = 15 n (%) | Newfoundland & Labrador n = 12 n (%) | TOTAL n = 68 n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender* | |||||
Men | 10 (50) | 9 (42.9) | 4 (36.4) | 4 (33.3) | 27 (39.7) |
Women | 10 (50) | 12 (57.1) | 11 (63.6) | 8 (66.7) | 41 (60.3) |
Practice Type | |||||
Fee-for Service | 4 (20) | 7 (33.3) | 6 (40) | 5 (41.7) | 22 (32.4) |
Alternative payment plan** | 16 (80) | 14 (66.7) | 9 (60) | 7 (58.3) | 46 (67.6) |
Hospital Affiliation | |||||
No | 15 (75) | 6 (28.6) | 3 (20) | 5 (41.7) | 18 (26.5) |
Yes | 5 (25) | 15 (71.4) | 12 (80) | 7 (58.3) | 49 (73.5) |
Community Sizeα | |||||
Rural | 9 (45) | 8 (38.1) | 0 (0) | 3 (25) | 20 (29.4) |
Small Urban | 1 (5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.5) |
Urban | 8 (40) | 13 (61.9) | 15 (100) | 8 (66.7) | 44 (64.7) |
Mix | 2 (10) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (8.3) | 3 (4.4) |
Years in practice (mean) | 18.7 | 15.4 | 16.9 | 16.3 | 16.9 |