Table 1.
Background variables for included doctors and nurses
|
Private practitioners n (%) |
General practitioners n (%) |
Nurses n (%) |
|
| Total | 190 | 182 | 244 |
| Sex | n = 189 | n = 182 | n = 244 |
| Male | 142 (75.1) | 74 (40.7) | 5 (2.0) |
| Female | 47 (24.9) | 108 (59.3) | 239 (98.0) |
| Age in years | |||
| Mean | 60 | 47 | 52 |
| SD | 7.8 | 11.0 | 7.0 |
| Range | 39–87 | 28–75 | 39–66 |
| Age in years* | n = 187 | n = 182 | n = 243 |
| ≤ 40 | 2 (1.1) | 54 (29.7) | 11 (4.5) |
| 41–50 | 10 (5.3) | 48 (26.4) | 89 (36.6) |
| 51–60 | 84 (44.9) | 57 (31.3) | 103 (42.4) |
| ≥ 61 | 91 (48.7) | 23 (12.6) | 40 (16.5) |
| Birth area | n = 187 | n = 182 | n = 243 |
| Nordic countries | 162 (86.6) | 139 (76.4) | 243 (100.0) |
| World | 17 (13.4) | 43 (23.6) | 0 |
| Parents born outside Nordic countries | n = 185 | n = 181 | n = 243 |
| 0 | 155 (83.8) | 132 (72.9) | 233 (95.9) |
| 1 | 7 (3.8) | 5 (2.8) | 9 (3.7) |
| 2 | 23 (12.4) | 44 (24.3) | 1 (0.4) |
| Professional experience in years * | n = 182 | n = 174 | n = 241 |
| ≤ 15 | 6 (3.3) | 75 (43.1) | 36 (14.9) |
| 16–30 | 85 (46.7) | 72 (41.4) | 134 (55.6) |
| ≥ 31 | 91 (50.0) | 27 (15.5) | 71 (29.5) |
* Displayed in table as categorised variables, but in questionnaire as continuous variables.