Table 1.

Characteristics of respondants to the survey.

Respondents		Health Visitor	%	Midwife	%	Practice nurse	%	TOTAL
Sex	Female	295	99	2376	99	744	99	3415
	Male	2	1	17	1	7	1	26
	Total	297		2393		751		3441
Age	18–24	2	1	75	3	3	0	80
	25–34	21	9	394	18	21	3	436
	35–44	59	25	433	20	83	12	575
	45–54	103	43	803	37	421	62	1327
	55–64	52	22	434	20	141	21	627
	Aged 65 & over	2	1	21	1	11	2	34
	Total	239		2160		680		3079
Area of Practice	East Midlands	13	5	169	8	76	11	258
	London	38	16	334	15	68	10	440
	North East	18	8	93	4	21	3	132
	North West	23	10	281	13	62	9	366
	South East	52	22	375	17	147	22	574
	South West	30	13	277	13	102	15	409
	West midlands	20	8	225	10	67	10	312
	Yorkshire &Humber	24	10	194	9	81	12	299
	Total	239		2160		680		3079
Years in role	0–3 years	99	41	510	24	90	13	699
	4–9 years	61	26	528	25	272	40	861
	20 years & above	29	12	521	24	131	19	681
	Total	239		2155		679		3073
Ethincity	White	209	87	1990	93	650	97	2849
	Bangladesh	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
	Black African	14	6	44	2	3	0	61
	Chinese	2	1	9	0	3	0	14
	Indian	3	1	7	0	3	0	13
	Pakistani	1	0	2	0	3	0	6
	Mixed	4	2	32	1	4	1	40
	Other Asian	2	1	3	0	1	0	6
	Other Black	1	0	2	0	1	0	4
	Other ethinicity	0	0	25	1	4	1	29
	Total	239		2149		673		3061