Table 1.

Deprivation and size of practices in study compared with national practices.

	Practices, by thirds of national deprivation rank, %			Patients, by size of their practice, %
Practice population	Most deprived	Middle	Least deprived	Smalla	Mediumb	Largec
England	33	33	33	24	43	33
Study	39	33	28	15	50	35

Data sources: General Medical Services databases 2003 and English Indices of Deprivation 2004

^a501–5000 patients.

^b5001–10 000 patients.

^c>10 000 patients.