Characteristic | n (%)a |
---|---|
Age | |
Mean, years (SD) | 45.4 (9.1) |
Range, years | 27–70 |
Sex | |
Female | 220 (72.4) |
Male | 82 (27.0) |
Prefer not to say | 2 (0.7) |
Ethnicity | |
White | 242 (79.6) |
Black | 9 (3.0) |
Asian | 34 (11.2) |
Mixed | 8 (2.6) |
Any other ethnic group | 5 (1.6) |
Prefer not to say | 6 (2.0) |
Years since GP qualification | |
Mean, years (SD) | 17.7 (10.2) |
Range, years | 0–39 |
Location of GP practice | |
England: London | 48 (15.8) |
England: the South | 76 (25.0) |
England: the East | 15 (4.9) |
England: the Midlands | 38 (12.5) |
England: the North | 77 (25.3) |
Wales | 10 (3.3) |
Scotland | 37 (12.2) |
Northern Ireland | 3 (1.0) |
Years in current practice | |
Mean, years (SD) | 10.9 (9.4) |
Range, years | 1–39 |
Hours/week patient contact | |
<10 | 16 (5.3) |
11–20 | 90 (29.6) |
21–30 | 103 (33.9) |
>30 | 95 (31.2) |
↵a Unless otherwise specified. SD = standard deviation.