Table 1.
Demographics of respondents (n varies due to incomplete responses)
| Characteristic | Number (percentage) |
|---|---|
| Country of practice | |
| France | 236 (20.2) |
| Germany | 251 (21.5) |
| Netherlands | 254 (21.7) |
| Sweden | 262 (22.4) |
| UK | 165 (14.1) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 764 (65.4) |
| Female | 404 (34.6) |
| Age group | |
| ≤50 years | 572 (49.0) |
| >50 years | 596 (51.0) |
| Years in practice | |
| ≤10 | 182 (15.6) |
| 11–20 | 466 (39.9) |
| >20 | 520 (44.5) |
| Patients seen per week | |
| <25 | 33 (2.9) |
| 26–50 | 133 (11.5) |
| 51–100 | 358 (31.0) |
| 101–150 | 309 (26.8) |
| 151–200 | 199 (17.2) |
| >200 | 122 (10.6) |
| Highest level of education in genetics | |
| None | 224 (19.2) |
| Undergraduate | 680 (58.2) |
| During specialist training | 53 (4.5) |
| CME | 172 (14.7) |
| Further degree | 32 (2.7) |
| Missing | 7 (0.6) |
| Value of undergraduate training (n = 880) | |
| Useful | 538 (61.1) |
| Useless | 342 (38.9) |
| Value of specialist training (n = 71) | |
| Useful | 61 (85.9) |
| Useless | 10 (14.1) |
| Value of CME (n = 172) | |
| Useful | 164 (95.3) |
| Useless | 8 (4.7) |