Table 2.
Number of ratings, number of physicians, mean ratings per physician, mean overall rating, and additional ratings per year of all physicians rated on RateMDs by province and by year of rating (2005-2013).
| Category | Ratings, n | Physicians, n | Ratings per physician, mean (SD) |
Mean overall rating, mean (SD) |
Additional ratings per year |
|
| Province | ||||||
| New Brunswick | 16,128 | 1447 | 11.15 (8.9) | 4.03 (1.29) | — | |
| Newfoundland | 7564 | 893 | 8.47 (7.2) | 4.09 (1.23) | — | |
| Prince Edward Island | 2534 | 242 | 10.47 (8.0) | 4.00 (1.29) | — | |
| Quebec | 116,041 | 13,460 | 8.62 (8.5) | 4.04 (1.28) | — | |
| Northwest Territories/Yukon/Nunavut | 802 | 126 | 6.37 (6.0) | 3.94 (1.34) | — | |
| Nova Scotia | 23,482 | 1992 | 11.79 (9.5) | 3.99 (1.28) | — | |
| Saskatchewan | 24,093 | 1880 | 12.82 (11.7) | 3.84 (1.34) | — | |
| Ontario | 244,635 | 20,740 | 11.80 (10.4) | 3.86 (1.33) | — | |
| Alberta | 74,077 | 5968 | 12.41 (11.1) | 3.86 (1.32) | — | |
| British Columbia | 101,152 | 8398 | 12.04 (9.9) | 3.87 (1.31) | — | |
| Manitoba | 30,096 | 2266 | 13.28 (12.4) | 3.80 (1.32) | — | |
| Year of rating | ||||||
| 2005 | 138 | 132 | 1.05 (0.2) | 3.75 (1.23) | 138 | |
| 2006 | 7726 | 4280 | 1.77 (1.4) | 3.91 (1.25) | 7588 | |
| 2007 | 208,376 | 34,961 | 5.74 (5.3) | 4.03 (1.23) | 200,650 | |
| 2008 | 293,001 | 28,945 | 2.92 (2.3) | 3.86 (1.32) | 84,625 | |
| 2009 | 375,670 | 28,885 | 2.86 (2.2) | 3.84 (1.33) | 82,669 | |
| 2010 | 454,689 | 30,384 | 2.60 (2.0) | 3.82 (1.35) | 79,019 | |
| 2011 | 525,815 | 30,079 | 2.36 (1.8) | 3.84 (1.33) | 71,126 | |
| 2012 | 588,803 | 29,436 | 2.14 (1.7) | 3.84 (1.37) | 62,988 | |
| 2013 | 640,603 | 27,181 | 1.91 (1.3) | 3.86 (1.42) | 51,800 | |