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. 2003 Jan 4;326(7379):22. doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7379.22

Table 1.

 Proportions of general practitioners intending to quit direct patient care by age, 1998 and 2001

Age (years)
1998 survey
2001 survey
No of doctors
No (%) intending to quit
No of doctors
No (%) intending to quit
⩽35 113 4 (4) 151 9 (6)
36 to 40 187 8 (4) 242 22 (9)
41 to 45 195 18 (9) 275 30 (11)
46 to 50 125 9 (7) 208 31 (15)
51 to 55 102 28 (27) 194 87 (45)
56 to 60 53 34 (64) 76 66 (87)
60 to 65 15 12 (80) 13  9 (69)
All ages 790 113 (14) 1159 254 (22)