Characteristic | 2015 survey (N= 300), n (%) | 2011 surveya (N= 625), n (%) | 2014 national workforce data,a % |
---|---|---|---|
Practice role | |||
Principal/partner | 200 (67) | 357 (57) | 65 |
Salaried/locum | 71 (24) | 190 (30) | 24 |
Registrar | 28 (9) | 60 (10) | 11 |
Other | 1 (0) | 18 (3) | 1 |
Sex | |||
Male | 181 (60) | 370 (59) | 48 |
Female | 119 (40) | 255 (41) | 52 |
Age group, years | |||
<30 | 1 (0) | – | 1 |
30–39 | 114 (38) | – | 28 |
40–49 | 99 (33) | – | 31 |
50–59 | 65 (22) | – | 30 |
>60 | 21 (7) | – | 9 |
Year of qualification | |||
Median | 1997 | 1995 | – |
Country of training | |||
UK | 259 (86) | – | 78 |
Europe (excluding UK) | 23 (8) | – | 5 |
Asia | 11 (4) | – | 13 |
Africa | 5 (2) | – | 3 |
Other | 2 (1) | – | 1 |
Practice list size | |||
Median | 8500 | 7800 | – |
Mean (SD) | 8590 (4100) | 9154 (4530) | 7171 |
Practice setting | |||
Urban | 128 (43) | – | – |
Suburban | 78 (26) | – | – |
Semi-rural | 63 (21) | – | – |
Rural | 31 (10) | – | – |
Region | |||
East Midlands | 20 (7) | 40 (6) | 6 |
East of England | 26 (9) | 53 (8) | 8 |
London | 36 (12) | 75 (12) | 12 |
North East | 13 (4) | 28 (4) | 4 |
North West | 35 (12) | 66 (11) | 11 |
South Central | 20 (7) | 40 (6) | 6 |
South East Coast | 19 (6) | 41 (7) | 7 |
South West | 29 (10) | 58 (9) | 10 |
West Midlands | 26 (9) | 51 (8) | 9 |
Yorkshire and the Humber | 25 (8) | 52 (8) | 9 |
Northern Ireland | 8 (3) | 18 (3) | 3 |
Scotland | 29 (10) | 74 (12) | 10 |
Wales | 14 (5) | 29 (5) | 5 |
↵a Where data were available.16 SD = standard deviation.