Descriptive statistics for practice characteristicsa
| 2004–2005 | 2005–2006 | 2006–2007 | 2007–2008 | 2008–2009 | 2009–2010 | 2010–2011 | 2011–2012 | 2012–2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Observations | 346 521 | 346 305 | 325 886 | 337 628 | 334 566 | 333 902 | 340 512 | 335 632 | 331 224 |
| Practices | 8578 | 8612 | 8654 | 8294 | 8229 | 8305 | 8245 | 8123 | 8020 |
| Registered population (000s) | 6.32 | 6.40 | 6.51 | 6.62 | 6.71 | 6.79 | 6.75 | 6.88 | 7.03 |
| Number of physicians | 4.09 | 4.23 | 4.33 | 4.32 | 4.63 | 4.86 | 4.93 | 5.05 | 5.18 |
| Registered population per physician (000s) | 1.80 | 1.77 | 1.76 | 1.75 | 1.67 | 1.62 | 1.59 | 1.58 | 1.56 |
| Local area deprivation index | 25.67 | 25.69 | 26.33 | 26.26 | 26.20 | 26.24 | 26.53 | 26.50 | 26.40 |
↵a Descriptive statistics for 9 financial years (running from April to March) of the sample of practices analysed. Deprivation was measured in 2004, 2007, and 2010 only; observed changes between those years are the result of small changes in the sample composition.