Table 1.

Summarizes the response rate by healthcare role and demographic characteristics of the study population by gender and age groups

Healthcare roles	Participation			Study population
				Gender		Age groups
	Invited	Responders	Response rate	Male	Female	18–24	25–34	35–44	45–54	55–64	> 65
Academics	956	152	15.90%	42.11%	57.89%	0.66%	15.13%	25.66%	25.00%	23.03%	10.53%
Students	2081	679	32.63%	32.25%	67.75%	78.50%	15.46%	4.12%	1.47%	0.44%	0.00%
Pharmacists	735	73	9.93%	17.81%	82.19%	2.74%	42.47%	32.88%	10.96%	9.59%	1.37%
Family doctors	288	96	33.33%	59.38%	40.63%	0.00%	14.58%	19.79%	23.96%	37.50%	4.17%
Family doctor trainees	62	27	43.55%	11.11%	88.89%	14.81%	59.26%	18.52%	7.41%	0.00%	0.00%
Other speciality doctors	1472	203	13.79%	49.26%	50.74%	14.29%	40.89%	22.66%	11.33%	9.85%	0.99%
Nursing	2390	319	13.35%	27.90%	72.10%	6.90%	23.51%	19.44%	27.90%	21.00%	1.25%
Allied health professionals	1705	253	14.84%	32.81%	67.19%	6.32%	40.71%	16.60%	23.32%	13.04%	0.00%
Total	9689	1802	18.60%	34.85%	65.15%	33.68%	24.97%	14.71%	13.98%	11.15%	1.50%