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. 2013 Oct 4;110(40):663–668. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2013.0663

Table 1. Demographic characteristics of respondents (N = 415).

Mean (± SD) Range
Age (years)* 47.3
(±10.2)		 26–75
n %
Sex

  • Male

  • Female

 242
173		 58.3
41.7
Medical specialty

  • Dermatology

  • General medicine

  • Psychiatry

  • Other

 375
15
14
11		 90.4
3.6
3.4
2.6
Place of work

  • Private practice

  • Hospital

  • Other (e.g., Department of Health or MDK)

 254
135
26		 61.2
32.5
6.3
Professional qualification

  • Specialist

  • Senior doctor

  • Intern/resident

  • Head of Department

  • Other

 254
71
30
24
36		 61.2
17.1
7.2
5.8
8.7
Geographical location*

  • Baden-Württemberg

  • Bavaria

  • Berlin

  • Brandenburg

  • Bremen

  • Hamburg

  • Hesse

  • Mecklenburg–West Pomerania

  • Lower Saxony

  • North Rhine–Westphalia

  • Rhineland–Palatinate

  • Saarland

  • Saxony

  • Saxony-Anhalt

  • Schleswig-Holstein

  • Thuringia

 54
61
35
10
2
17
27
3
22
86
22
4
15
9
31
8
 13.0
14.7
8.4
2.4
0.5
4.1
6.5
0.7
5.3
20.7
5.3
1.0
3.6
2.2
7.5
1.9

  • Austria

  • Switzerland

  • France

 4
3
1		 1.0
0.7
0.2

*One answer missing SD, standard deviation; MDK, Medizinischer Dienst der Krankenversicherung (Medical Service of the Health Insurance Companies in Germany)