Table 4.

Type of Consultation Performed by Primary Care Physicians During Out-of-Hours

Type of Consultation*	1998		2001
	N	% (95% CI)	N	% (95% CI)
Telephone advice	730	48.2 (45.7–50.7)	360	18.4 (16.7–20.1)
Consult at practice or cooperative	496	32.8 (30.4–35.1)	1,431	73.1 (72.1–75.1)
Home visit	288	19.0 (17.0–21.0)	166	8.5 (7.2–9.7)
Total	1,514	100.0	1,957	100.0
Missing	78	4.9	33	1.7

^*Chi-square test: χ²_{2 df}=564.71; P<.001.

CI, confidence interval.