Table 2 Description of the independent, explanatory variables

Place of practice

big cities

30

21.4

medium locations

40

28.6

rural areas

70

50.0

N° GPs working in practice

single-handed (1 GP)

91

65.5

2–3 GPs

35

25.2

4 and more GPs

13

9.4

Size of patient population

0–1999

93

67.9

2000–4999

33

24.1

5000 + 

11

8.0

GP years of experience

0y—4y11m

11

8.4

5y—14y11m

40

30.5

 > 15y and more

80

61.1

Practices have patients with migration background

under country average

67

48.6

average

45

32.6

over average

26

18.8

…low health literacy

under country average

48

35.6

average

74

54.8

over average

13

9.6

…over 70 years of age

under country average

8

5.8

average

91

65.5

over average

40

28.8

…chronic diseases

under country average

0

0

average

101

72.7

over average

38

27.3

…psychiatric diseases

under country average

9

6.7

average

104

77.0

over average

22

16.3

… financial problems/poverty

under country average

25

18.7

average

97

72.4

over average

12

9.0