Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics

	Mean	Median	SD	Min	Max	N
GP practice characteristics
Average GP age (years) 2009	47.8	46.7	6.7	31.5	72	981
Proportion female GPs 2009	0.365	0.400	0.248	0	1	981
Proportion GPs trained outside Europe 2009	0.265	0.100	0.352	0	1	981
Opted out of out of hours care 2009	0.586	1	0.493	0	1	981
PMS contract 2009	0.483	0	0.500	0	1	981
Dispensing practice 2009	0.207	0	0.405	0	1	981
Patients* aged 25 and over registered with practice	4,902	4,269	3,071	653	24,988	981
Quality measure
QOF 2006/7 total points	955.5	980.1	64.6	426.5	1,000	973
Average distances from LSOA to practices
Distance to practices in LSOA choice set (km)	4.757	4.777	1.727	0.348	9.888	2,875
Distance to chosen practice (km)	1.877	1.480	1.341	0.125	9.867	2,875
Distance to nearest practice (km)	1.197	0.842	1.162	0.023	9.810	2,875
Practices in different PCT
Proportion practices in choice set in different PCT	0.247	0.133	0.273	0	1	2,875
Proportion chosen practices in different PCT	0.160	0	0.231	0	1	2,875
Proportion of nearest practices in different PCT	0.049	0	0.217	0	1	2,875
LSOA characteristics
Income deprivation score	0.143	0.106	0.110	0.013	0.830	2,875
Proportion of adults without qualification	0.231	0.231	0.071	0.035	0.430	2,875
Proportion pop in fair or good self‐rated health	0.907	0.911	0.032	0.760	0.983	2,875
Proportion non white	0.065	0.019	0.013	0	0.095	2,875
Rural	0.269	0	0.444	0	1	2,875
Population inflow 2009/10 (%)	5.07	4.58	2.14	1.72	18.62	2,875
Population growth 2009/10 (%)	0.06	0.07	0.72	−3.44	4.46	2,875
Proportion population registered at nearest practice	0.408	0.350	0.266	0	1	2,875
Number of practices in LSOA choice set	22.4	30	10.3	1	33	2,875

^aWhether resident in the East Midlands SHA or outside it.