Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics.

	n (%)
Total	37 (100%)
Gender
Female	17 (45.9%)
Male	20 (54.0%)
Region
North Baden	21 (56.8%)
North Wuerttemberg	6 (16.2%)
South Baden	4 (10.8%)
South Wuerttemberg	4 (10.8%)
No information	2 (5.4%)
Professional background
(Local) medical association	8* (21.6%)
Clinics	11 (29.7%)
Nursing homes	6 (16.2%)
Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians	5** (13.5%)
District offices/health authorities	7 (18.9%)
Age in years
Mean (standard deviation)	48.6 (11.6)
Minimum	23
Maximum	70

^*Six primary care physicians, two specialists.

^**Two primary care physicians; three institution employees.