Table 1.
Characteristics of responding GPs
| Characteristic | No. ( %, 95 % CI) of responding GPs | No. ( %, 95 % CI) of GPs in Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| N = 801a | N = 4907 for age and sex, N = 4863 for current practiceb | |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 413 (51.5, 48.0 to 55.1) | 2384 (48.6, 47.2 to 50.0) |
| Female | 383 (47.8, 44.3 to 51.3) | 2523 (51.4, 50.0 to 52.8) |
| Missing | 5 (0.6, 2.3 to 15.3) | - |
| Age | ||
| 25–40 years | 164 (20.5, 17.8 to 23.5) | 1736 (35.4, 34.0 to 36.7) |
| 41–55 years | 492 (61.4, 57.9 to 64.8) | 2381 (48.5, 47.1 to 49.9) |
| 56–75 years | 145 (18.1, 15.5 to 21.0) | 790 (16.1, 15.1 to 17.2) |
| Missing | - | - |
| Graduation year | ||
| 1970–79 | 180 (22.5, 19.7 to 25.6) | n/a |
| 1980–89 | 375 (46.8, 43.3 to 50.3) | |
| 1990–99 | 194 (24.2, 21.3 to 27.4) | |
| 2000–05 | 49 (6.1, 4.61 to 8.1) | |
| Missing | 3 (3.7, 0.9 to 11.8) | |
| Socioeconomic status at medical school entry | ||
| NS-SEC 1 (higher managerial/professional) | 611 (76.3, 73.2 to 79.2) | n/a |
| NS-SEC 2 (intermediate occupations) | 21 (2.6, 1.7 to 4.1) | |
| NS-SEC 3 (small employers and self-employed) | 56 (7.0, 5.4 to 9.0) | |
| NS-SEC 4 (lower supervisory and technical) | 63 (7.9, 6.1 to 10.0) | |
| NS-SEC 5 (semi-routine and routine) | 34 (4.2, 3.0 to 5.9) | |
| Missing | 16 (2.0, 1.2 to 3.3) | |
| Urban–rural classification at medical school entry | ||
| Scotland – city | 219 (27.3, 24.3 to 30.6) | n/a |
| Scotland – urban | 134 (16.7, 14.3 to 19.5) | |
| Scotland – accessible | 95 (11.9, 9.7 to 14.4) | |
| Scotland – remote | 42 (5.2, 3.9 to 7.1) | |
| Other UK | 183 (22.9, 20.0 to 26.0) | |
| Non-UK | 37 (4.6, 3.3 to 6.4 | |
| Missing | 91 (11.4, 9.3 to 13.8) | |
| Current practice (n = 801) | ||
| Remote practice | 105 (13.1, 10.9 to 15.7) | 643 (13.2, 12.3 to 14.2) |
| Deprived practice | 67 (8.4, 6.6 to 10.6) | 301 (6.2, 5.5 to 6.9) |
aNot all respondents completed all NS-SEC questions, and not all postcodes could be matched to remote/rural lookup files (including non-UK residence at the time of medical school application)
bScottish data for age and sex is for 2010/11 matching the survey date; Scotland data for current practice location is for April 2015 which is the only date for which this data is publicly available