Table 2.

Participant Characteristics

Characteristic	No.
Profession
Family physician/general practice	45
Gynecologist	8
Other primary health care professionala	2
Stakeholder
College or regulatory body	13
Advocate or advocacy group	9
Government	7
Abortion facility	6
Total of profession and stakeholder Regionb	90
National	9
British Columbia	19
Prairies (Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba)	14
Ontario	14
Quebec	20
Atlantic (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland)	9
Territories (Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut)	5
Total	90
Sex (self-reported)
Female	68
Male	20
Other/did not respond	2
Total	90
Health care professional age, y
20-29	5
30-39	25
40-49	11
50-59	10
60-69	4
Total	55
Health care professional practice location
Urban	33
Rural	22
Total	55
Health care professional abortion experience at time of study enrollment
Surgical only	9
Medical only	5
Surgical and medical	24
None	17
Total	55

^aOther primary health care professional (eg, nurse practitioner, emergency medicine).

^bParticipants reported collectively from some provinces and territories to protect anonymity due to small numbers.