Table 2.
Descriptive statistics – Independent variables
| Percent | Number | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 51.2 | 17,808 |
| Female | 40.3 | 14,003 |
| Missing | 8.5 | 2942 |
| Total responses | 31,811 | |
| Age group | ||
| < 35 | 9.9 | 3448 |
| 35–44 | 19.6 | 6826 |
| 45–54 | 24.5 | 8528 |
| 55–64 | 25.8 | 8974 |
| 65+ | 11.5 | 4011 |
| Missing | 8.5 | 2965 |
| Total responses | 31,787 | |
| Provincea | ||
| Atlantic provinces | 8.2 | 2839 |
| QC | 24.9 | 8653 |
| ON | 34.4 | 11,938 |
| MB + SK | 6.3 | 2193 |
| AB | 10.9 | 3800 |
| BC | 14.6 | 5059 |
| Missing | 0.8 | 271 |
| Total responses | 34,482 | |
| Number of years licensed to practice medicine | ||
| < 4 yrs | 13.4 | 4664 |
| 5–9 yrs | 11.7 | 4077 |
| 10–14 yrs | 9.7 | 3373 |
| 15-19 yrs | 8.1 | 2821 |
| 20+ yrs | 49.2 | 17,112 |
| Missing | 7.8 | 2706 |
| Total responses | 32,047 | |
| Type of practice: Family medicine only or “focused practice” | ||
| Family medicine only | 34.7 | 12,068 |
| “Focused” practice | 59.6 | 20,720 |
| Missing | 5.7 | 1966 |
| Total responses | 32,788 | |
| Teaching involvement | ||
| Teaches | 65.1 | 22,622 |
| Does not teach | 30.4 | 10,575 |
| Missing | 4.5 | 1557 |
| Total responses | 33,197 | |
| Primary practice population | ||
| Inner city | 11.4 | 3954 |
| Urban/suburban | 50.3 | 17,495 |
| Small town | 14.3 | 4971 |
| Rural/remote | 14.4 | 5016 |
| Missing | 9.5 | 3317 |
| Total responses | 31,436 | |
| Method of Payment | ||
| > 90% Fee for service | 32.9 | 11,423 |
| > 90% Other (salary+capitation+sessional+contract+incentives+other) | 17.1 | 5949 |
| > 90% Blended model | 41.1 | 14,277 |
| Missing | 8.9 | 3104 |
| Total responses | 31,649 | |
| Provides On-Call Service | ||
| Yes | 59.0 | 20,506 |
| No | 32.3 | 11,230 |
| Missing | 8.7 | 3017 |
| Total responses | 31,736 | |
| Use electronic records | ||
| Yes | 59.8 | 20,768 |
| No | 31.9 | 11,076 |
| Missing | 8.4 | 2910 |
| Total responses | 31,844 | |
| Total hours worked per week | ||
| < 20 h | 3.9 | 1341 |
| 20-40 h | 21.5 | 7457 |
| 40–60 h | 43.9 | 15,274 |
| 60–80 h | 15.4 | 5343 |
| 80–100 h | 5.0 | 1745 |
| 100–120 h | 2.5 | 878 |
| > 120 h | 0.4 | 123 |
| Missing | 7.5 | 2593 |
| Total responses | 32,161 | |
| Satisfaction with remuneration model | ||
| Satisfied (very satisfied + satisfied) | 53.8 | 18,685 |
| Not satisfied (neutral +dissatisfied + very dissatisfied) | 38.5 | 13,389 |
| Missing | 7.7 | 2679 |
| Total responses | 32,074 | |
aAtlantic provinces = Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, QC Quebec, ON Ontario, MB Manitoba, SK Saskatchewan, AB Alberta, BC British Columbia