Table 3.
Demographic characteristics of receptionists responding to the questionnaire
| Receptionistsa, n= 183 (54%) | |
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| Questionnaires returned per practice,b median (IQR)c | 4 (4) |
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| Age, years, n (%) | |
| 18–29 | 28 (15) |
| 30–49 | 60 (33) |
| 50–68 | 79 (43) |
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| Sex, n (%) | |
| Female | 158 (86) |
| Male | 6 (3) |
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| Ethnic group, n (%) | |
| White (British, Irish, European) | 133 (73) |
| South Asian (Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, British) | 31 (17) |
| Mixed (white and black Caribbean/African, white and Asian) | 3 (2) |
| Black (Caribbean, African, British) | 1 (1) |
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| Highest level of education qualification, n (%) | |
| Secondary education (for example, GCSEs) | 110 (60) |
| Further education (for example, A levels) | 40 (22) |
| Higher education (for example, university) | 13 (7) |
| Other | 7 (4) |
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| Years worked as a GP receptionist, at any practice, median, (IQR) | 7 (10) |
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| Received formal training to recognise stroke for job, n (%) | 26 (14) |
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| Experience of stroke, n (%) | |
| Have suffered stroke | 1 (1) |
| Have witnessed someone suffer a stroke | 18 (10) |
| Know someone who has suffered a stroke | 75 (41) |
| No experience of stroke | 91 (50) |
a
Percentages do not always add up to 100 because of missing data.
b
Receptionists from eight practices did not return any questionnaires.
c
IQR = difference between the upper and lower quartile.