Table I.

Characteristics of 25 general practitioners participating in a study of sore throat management in Sweden.

	All GPs (n = 25)	Adhering GPs (n = 9)	Non-adhering GPs (n = 16)
Women	13	2	11
Age ≥ 45	16, range 33–64	5, range 33–55	11, range 34–64
Swedish medical training	19	8	11
Primary care working experience ≥ 5 years	22, range 2–32	7, range 2–20	15, range 3–32
Temporary pool physician	2	0	2
GP trainee	5	3	2
GP	18	6	12
City	6	3	3
Town	13	4	9
Village	6	2	4
Public health care centre	18	6	12
Antibiotic prescription level by county:
High level	10	5	5
Medium level	7	2	5
Low level	8	2	6