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. 2009 Aug;44(4):1253–1270. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2009.00984.x

Table 1.

Demographics of Included Respondents in 2002 and 2006*

No. (%)
2002 2006 p Value
Total 1,069 1,106
Specialty .087
Obstetrician/gynecologist 261 (24.4%) 228 (20.6%)
Family physician 650 (60.8%) 727 (65.7%)
General practitioner 52 (4.9%) 44 (4.0%)
Certified nurse midwife 106 (9.9%) 107 (9.7%)
Female 435 (40.7%) 487 (44.0%) .013*
Rural practice 421 (39.4%) 426 (38.5%) .666
Solo practice 188 (17.6%) 183 (16.5%) .519
Average patient-care hours per week 37.7 35.6 .035*
Average on-call hours per week 39.5 39.0 .609
Average age (years) 46.6 48.3 .001*
*

Statistically significant.