Table 2.
Respondents in the study compared with registered patients aged 17 and older. Values are numbers (percentages) of patients, except that numbers of patients in the age and sex categories by individual practice have been omitted to maintain practices' anonymity
| Patients | Registered patients* | Survey respondents | Focus group participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| All: | 41 307 | 487 | 54 |
| Male | 20 117 (48.5) | 176 (36.2) | 25 (46.3) |
| Aged 17-24 | 4461 (10.8) | 44 (9.0) | 4 (7.4) |
| Aged 25-64 | 28 171 (68.2) | 278 (57.1) | 30 (55.6) |
| Aged 65+ | 8675 (21.0) | 165 (33.9) | 20 (37.0) |
| Patients in each practice | |||
| Practice 1: | — | 101 (100) | — |
| Male | 47.9 | 40 (39.6) | — |
| Aged 17-24 | 9.6 | 12 (11.9) | — |
| Aged 25-64 | 63.9 | 49 (48.5) | — |
| Aged 65+ | 26.5 | 40 (39.6) | — |
| Practice 2: | — | 101 (100) | — |
| Male | 44.5 | 21 (20.8) | — |
| Aged 17-24 | 11.8 | 12 (11.9) | — |
| Aged 25-64 | 72.6 | 66 (65.3) | — |
| Aged 65+ | 15.6 | 23 (22.8) | — |
| Practice 3 †: | — | 87 (100) | — |
| Male | 50.9 | 31 (35.6) | — |
| Aged 17-24 | 10.8 | 3 (3.4) | — |
| Aged 25-64 | 70.7 | 47 (54.0) | — |
| Aged 65+ | 18.5 | 32 (42.8) | — |
| Practice 4 †: | — | 123 (100) | — |
| Male | 49.8 | 57 (47.9) | — |
| Aged 17-24 | 9.5 | 10 (8.9) | — |
| Aged 25-64 | 67.4 | 65 (54.5) | — |
| Aged 65+ | 23.1 | 44 (36.6) | — |
| Practice 5: | — | 75 (100) | — |
| Male | 49.3 | 26 (34.7) | — |
| Aged 17-24 | 13.0 | 6 (8.0) | — |
| Aged 25-64 | 70.0 | 49 (65.3) | — |
| Aged 65+ | 17.0 | 20 (26.7) | — |
*
The number of registered patients aged 17 and older in each practice ranged from 6135 to 11 104.
†
Five patients in practice 3 and four patients in practice 4 did not give their age.