Table 2.
Demographic and health characteristics of responders to the 2012 General Practice Patient Survey (GPPS) England
| Responders with no long-term conditions N (weighted %)* N=322 435 |
All responders with long-term conditions N (weighted %)* N=583 143 |
Single long-term condition N (weighted %) N=300 819 |
Two long-term conditions N (weighted %) N=153 708 |
Three long-term conditions N (weighted %) N=74 917 |
Four or more long-term conditions N (weighted %) N=53 699 |
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| Gender (N=891 707) | ||||||
| Male | 129 602 (48.7) | 258 553 (49.7) | 134 349 (50.7) | 68 221 (49.0) | 32 608 (47.3) | 23 375 (47.1) |
| Female | 190 049 (51.3) | 313 503 (50.3) | 161 189 (49.2) | 82 573 (51.0) | 40 715 (52.7) | 29 026 (52.9) |
| Age group (N=891 785) | ||||||
| 18–24 | 28 272 (15.3) | 10 534 (4.7) | 8328 (6.5) | 1665 (3.1) | 367 (1.4) | 174 (1.1) |
| 25–34 | 60 560 (25.8) | 25 419 (9.0) | 19 779 (12.3) | 4180 (6.0) | 1021 (3.3) | 439 (2.0) |
| 35–44 | 70 404 (23.7) | 47 269 (12.9) | 34 110 (16.6) | 9066 (9.9) | 2583 (6.3) | 1510 (5.4) |
| 45–54 | 69 173 (18.7) | 84 494 (18.1) | 53 625 (20.4) | 19 374 (16.7) | 7155 (13.4) | 4340 (11.9) |
| 55–64 | 52 679 (10.3) | 131 695 (20.1) | 70 248 (19.2) | 35 451 (21.8) | 15 666 (21.2) | 10 330 (19.9) |
| 65–74 | 27 565 (4.5) | 142 534 (18.0) | 63 722 (14.3) | 42 071 (21.6) | 21 687 (24.4) | 15 054 (23.9) |
| 75–84 | 9002 (1.4) | 97 672 (12.2) | 35 576 (7.9) | 29 546 (15.1) | 18 151 (20.4) | 14 399 (23.4) |
| 85+ | 1852 (0.3) | 32 661 (5.0) | 10 124 (2.7) | 9512 (5.8) | 6805 (9.5) | 6220 (12.5) |
| Ethnic group (N=890 427) | ||||||
| White | 271 680 (84.6) | 517 095 (90.6) | 265 095 (89.5) | 137 693 (91.8) | 67 358 (92.5) | 47 682 (91.9) |
| Mixed | 3138 (1.1) | 3320 (0.7) | 2005 (0.9) | 766 (0.6) | 335 (0.5) | 214 (0.4) |
| Asian | 25 786 (8.5) | 25 669 (4.4) | 14 238 (4.9) | 6172 (3.9) | 2918 (3.5) | 2341 (3.9) |
| Black | 10 106 (3.1) | 12 609 (2.1) | 7206 (2.4) | 3079 (1.8) | 1374 (1.7) | 950 (1.5) |
| Other ethnic group | 8192 (2.6) | 12 099 (2.1) | 6413 (2.2) | 2934 (1.9) | 1438 (1.8) | 1314 (2.3) |
| Socioeconomic deprivation (N=905 945) | ||||||
| 1 (Affluent) | 68 148 (20.8) | 106 258 (19.1) | 60 410 (20.5) | 27 792 (18.9) | 11 566 (16.5) | 6490 (12.9) |
| 2 | 68 646 (20.1) | 116 839 (19.7) | 63 426 (20.4) | 31 053 (19.8) | 13 886 (18.6) | 8474 (16.0) |
| 3 | 66 223 (19.9) | 120 639 (20.2) | 62 807 (20.2) | 32 131 (20.5) | 15 347 (20.1) | 10 354 (19.1) |
| 4 | 62 075 (20.1) | 115 880 (20.1) | 57 752 (19.7) | 30 322 (19.9) | 15 783 (21.2) | 12 023 (22.5) |
| 5 (Deprived) | 58 123 (19.1) | 123 114 (20.9) | 56 206 (19.2) | 32 293 (21.0) | 18 291 (23.7) | 16 324 (29.6) |
| Health-related quality of life | ||||||
| Problems with mobility (N=887 130) | 11 934 (3.1) | 231 838 (36.3) | 67 746 (20.5) | 68 812 (43.0) | 50 071 (67.1) | 45 209 (85.3) |
| Problems with self-care (N=883 909) | 1531 (0.4) | 85 868 (14.1) | 19 378 (6.5) | 22 024 (14.8) | 20 001 (28.4) | 24 465 (48.2) |
| Problems with usual activities (N=886 569) | 14 507 (4.3) | 235 959 (39.5) | 74 592 (25.2) | 68 956 (46.0) | 48 611 (67.2) | 43 800 (84.3) |
| Pain/discomfort (N=883 673) | 61 689 (17.6) | 358 945 (59.8) | 140 294 (45.8) | 106 380 (69.7) | 62 969 (85.6) | 49 302 (94.1) |
| Anxious or depressed (N=867 588) | 41 094 (13.1) | 180 452 (33.9) | 71 824 (27.0) | 48 928 (36.5) | 30 781 (46.7) | 28 919 (60.1) |
*Weighted percentages are calculated using survey design and non-response weights (by age, gender, geographical location and GP practice, full details Technical Annex GP Patient Survey 2011–2012 Annual Report29).