Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of survey responders.

Age (n = 674), n (%)
<35	86 (13%)
35–44	114 (17%)
45–54	158 (23%)
55–64	204 (30%)
≥65	112 (17%)
Sex, (n = 668), n (%)
Male	394 (59%)
Female	274 (41%)
Training, (n = 678), n (%)
Family physician	463 (68%)
Specialist	215 (32%)
Province or territory of practice, (n = 667), (%)
Ontario	273 (41%)
British Columbia	128 (19%)
Alberta	121 (18%)
Manitoba	36 (5%)
Quebec	29 (4%)
Saskatchewan	29 (4%)
Nova Scotia	29 (4%)
New Brunswick	10 (2%)
Other∗	12 (2%)
Practice setting, (n = 680), n (%)
Urban/suburban	484 (71%)
Rural/geographically isolated	100 (15%)
Small town	96 (14%)
Proportion of patients seeking care for chronic noncancer pain, (n = 676), n (%)
<6%	218 (32%)
6–10%	176 (26%)
11–20%	154 (23%)
21–50%	75 (11%)
51–75%	26 (4%)
>75%	27 (4%)
Proportion of chronic noncancer pain patients prescribed opioids (n = 596), n (%)
<6%	253 (42%)
6–10%	129 (22%)
11–20%	78 (13%)
21–50%	84 (14%)
51–75%	27 (5%)
>75%	25 (4%)

^∗Newfoundland (n = 5, 0.7%); Yukon Territory (n = 3, 0.4%); Prince Edward Island (n = 2, 0.3%); Northwest Territories (n = 2, 0.3%).