Table 1.
Characteristics of retired general practitioners (GPs) and the remaining GPs
| Characteristics | Retired GPs | Remaining GPs | P values |
| (n=391) | (n=3012) | ||
| n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Age | <0.001 | ||
| Below 45 | 25 (6.4) | 880 (29.2) | |
| 46–55 | 39 (10.0) | 949 (31.5) | |
| 56–65 | 221 (56.5) | 1045 (34.7) | |
| 66 and above | 106 (27.1) | 138 (4.6) | |
| Mean (SD) (range) | 61.4 (7.1) (38–77) | 52.0 (8.8) (33–84) | <0.001 |
| Gender | <0.001 | ||
| Female | 150 (38.4) | 1494 (49.6) | |
| Male | 241 (61.6) | 1518 (50.4) | |
| Practice type | <0.001 | ||
| Shared | 211 (54.0) | 2111 (70.1) | |
| Solo practice | 180 (46.0) | 901 (29.9) | |
| Region | 0.058 | ||
| Capital Region of Denmark | 137 (35.0) | 887 (29.5) | |
| Central Denmark Region | 88 (22.5) | 711 (23.6) | |
| Region of North Denmark | 43 (11.0) | 272 (9.0) | |
| Region Zealand | 45 (11.5) | 430 (14.3) | |
| Region of Southern Denmark | 78 (20.0) | 712 (23.6) | |
| Response to questionnaire | 0.005 | ||
| Responders | 193 (49.4) | 1713 (56.9) | |
| Non-responders | 198 (50.6) | 1299 (43.1) |