Table 1

Deprivation and size of practices in study compared with national practices.

	Practices, by thirds of national deprivation rank, %			Patients, by size of their practice, %

Practice population	Most deprived	Middle	Least deprived	Small^a	Medium^b	Large^c
England	33	33	33	24	43	33
Study	39	33	28	15	50	35

Data sources: General Medical Services databases 2003 and English Indices of Deprivation 2004
↵a 501–5000 patients.
↵b 5001–10 000 patients.
↵c >10 000 patients.