Table 1. Characteristics of the study population, nationwide panel of general practitioners, weighted data, France, April to July 2014 (n = 1,582).
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Stratification variables | ||
| Sex | ||
| Male | 1,076 | 68.0 |
| Female | 506 | 32.0 |
| Age in years (tertiles) | ||
| < 50 | 538 | 34.0 |
| 50–58 | 556 | 35.1 |
| > 58 | 488 | 30.8 |
| Density of general practitioners’ municipality of practice (Min–Q1 / Q1–Q3 / Q3–Max)a | ||
| < −19.3% of national average | 406 | 25.7 |
| −19.3% to +17.7% of national average | 797 | 50.4 |
| > +17.7% of national average | 379 | 24.0 |
| 2012 workload (Min–Q1 / Q1–Q3 / Q3–Max)a | ||
| < 3,067 consultations/visits | 350 | 22.1 |
| 3,067–6,028 consultations/visits | 813 | 51.4 |
| > 6,028 consultations/visits | 419 | 26.5 |
| Professional characteristics | ||
| Practice | ||
| Solo | 662 | 41.9 |
| Group | 920 | 58.1 |
| Coordinator in a retirement home | ||
| No | 1,477 | 93.4 |
| Yes | 105 | 6.6 |
| Work in a healthcare institution | ||
| No | 1,315 | 83.1 |
| Yes | 267 | 16.9 |
| Occasional practice of alternative medicineb | ||
| No | 1,391 | 87.9 |
| Yes | 191 | 12.1 |
| Continuing medical education on infectious diseases and vaccination in 2013 | ||
| No | 899 | 56.8 |
| Yes | 683 | 43.2 |
| Practice population characteristics | ||
| Proportion of patients younger than 16 years (percentage distribution: quartiles)c | ||
| 0–16 | 368 | 25.7 |
| 17–21 | 356 | 24.8 |
| 22–25 | 368 | 25.6 |
| 26–50 | 342 | 23.9 |
| Experience related to vaccination | ||
| Has had any patients with at least one vaccine-preventable disease in the past 5 yearsd | ||
| No | 169 | 10.7 |
| Yes | 1,413 | 89.3 |
| Has had any patients with a serious health problem potentially related to vaccination | ||
| No | 1,328 | 83.9 |
| Yes | 254 | 16.1 |
| Opinions on vaccination in general | ||
| Favourable to vaccination in general | ||
| Very favourable | 1,268 | 80.2 |
| Somewhat favourable | 271 | 17.1 |
| Not favourable | 43 | 2.7 |
| Perceived role towards patients: convince them to vaccinate, even when they are reluctant | ||
| No | 163 | 10.3 |
| Yes | 1,419 | 89.7 |
| Personal vaccinations | ||
| Vaccination against 2013/14 seasonal influenza | ||
| No | 449 | 28.4 |
| Yes | 1,133 | 71.6 |
| Last diphtheria-tetanus-polio (dTPolio) booster | ||
| < 10 years ago | 1,325 | 83.7 |
| 10–20 years ago | 205 | 13.0 |
| > 20 years ago | 52 | 3.3 |
| Vaccination against hepatitis B | ||
| Yes, 3 or more doses | 1,364 | 86.2 |
| Yes, fewer than 3 doses | 67 | 4.2 |
| No, or don't remember | 151 | 9.6 |
a Density of general practitioners' municipality of practice and 2012 workload were categorised so that 25% of GPs were in the first category, 50% were in the second and 25% were in the third category.
b Homoeopathy and/or acupuncture.
c 148 missing values.
d Five vaccine-preventable diseases were mentioned in the questionnaire: measles, acute or recently diagnosed chronic hepatitis B, bacterial meningitis, cervical cancer and complicated seasonal influenza requiring hospitalisation.