Table 2.
Demographic and background details of participants
| Characteristic | Levels | N | % |
| Gender | Female | 60 | 16.3% |
| Male | 307 | 83.7% | |
| Decade of qualification | 1960s | 11 | 3% |
| 1970s | 122 | 33.2% | |
| 1980s | 146 | 39.8% | |
| 1990s | 86 | 23.4% | |
| 2000s | 2 | 0.5% | |
| Commitment | Full time | 323 | 88% |
| Pat time | 44 | 12% | |
| Country of training | UK | 327 | 89.1% |
| Other | 40 | 10.9% | |
| Geographical location | London | 32 | 8.7% |
| South East | 63 | 17.2% | |
| South West | 40 | 10.9% | |
| West Midlands | 41 | 11.2% | |
| Eastern | 46 | 12.5% | |
| Trent | 44 | 12% | |
| North West | 56 | 15.3% | |
| Northern and Yorkshire | 45 | 12.3% | |
| Presence of trained practice nurse | No | 89 | 24.3% |
| Yes | 277 | 75.5% | |
| missing | 1 | 0.3% |