Table 1.
Characteristics of respondents
| n (%) | |
|---|---|
| Personal characteristics | |
| Age in years | |
| < 35 years | 20 (12.6) |
| 35–49 years | 86 (54.1) |
| > 49 years | 53 (33.3) |
| Job profile | |
| GP principal | 103 (64.8) |
| Salaried GP | 34 (21.4) |
| Locum | 16 (10.1) |
| GP in training | 5 (3.1) |
| Other | 1 (10.6) |
| Practice location | |
| Rural | 19 (11.9) |
| Suburban | 80 (50.3) |
| Inner city | 60 (37.7) |
| Practice list size | |
| < 10,000 | 75 (49) |
| 10,000–12,000 | 21 (13.7) |
| 12,000–14,000 | 23 (15) |
| 14,000–16,000 | 18 (11.8) |
| > 16,000 | 16 (10.5) |
| Length of time as GP | |
| < 5 years | 27 (16) |
| 5–10 years | 37 (23) |
| 10–15 years | 25 (15) |
| > 15 years | 70 (44) |