Table 1.
The overview of sampling procedures and response rates in the participating countries
| Country* | Sampling procedure |
Sample (Number of participants/ Number of invitations) |
Response rate (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | Random national sample | 140/500 | 28,0 |
| Belgium | Random national sample | 370/1477 | 25,1 |
| Additional convenience sample | 109/134 | 81,3 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | No information available yet | No information available yet | No information available yet |
| Bulgaria | Convenience national sample | 99/105 | 94,3 |
| Croatia | Convenience national sample | 148/1270 | 11,7 |
| Czech Republic | Random samples from 4 regions (Prague, South Bohemia, East bohemia, Central Moravia) and from the list of Young practitioners | 110/500 | 22,0 |
| Cyprus | Data collection is still ongoing | Data collection is still ongoing | Data collection is still ongoing |
| Denmark | Total population | 39/2580 | 1,5 |
| Estonia | Total population | 116/833 | 13,9 |
| Finland | Convenience national sample | 116/746 | 15,5 |
| France | No information available yet | No information available yet | No information available yet |
| Germany | Convenience sample: Erlangen - Nürnberg, München, Marburg, Hannover, Berlin, Würzburg, and Jena | 259/1669 | 15,5 |
| Greece | Random national sample | 94/100 | 94,0 |
| Hungary | Convenience national sample | 222/950 | 23,4 |
| Iceland | Convenience national sample | 31/130 | 23,8 |
| Ireland | All GPs registered in the IGCP** | 187/1538 | 12,2 |
| Israel | Convenience national sample | 87/400 | 21,8 |
| Italy | Convenience national sample | 205/800 | 25,6 |
| Kosovo* | Convenience sample: Prishtina, Peja, Gjakova, Gjilan, and Prizren | 77/105 | 73,3 |
| Latvia | Total population | 147/1600 | 9,2 |
| Lithuania | Convenience national sample | 54/240 | 22,5 |
| Luxembourg | Data collection is still ongoing | Data collection is still ongoing | Data collection is still ongoing |
| Malta | Total population | 13/ at least 200 | No information available yet |
| Moldavia | Convenience sample from 2 municipalities (Chisinau, Balti) and 35 districts (Anenii Noi, Basarabeasca, Briceni, Calarasi, Cahul, Cantemir, Causeni, Cimislia, Criuleni, Comrat, Ciadir-Lunga, Donduseni, Drochia, Dubasari, Edinet, Falesti, Floresti, Glodeni, Hincesti, Ialoveni, Nisporeni, Ocnita, Orhei, Leova, Rezina, Riscani, Singerei, Soldanesti, Soroca, Stefan Voda, Straseni, Taraclia, Telenesti, Ungheni, and Vulcanesti) | 71/293 | 24,2 |
| The Netherlands | Random national sample supplemented by a convenience sample | 165/873 | 18,9 |
| North Macedonia | Data collection is still ongoing | Data collection is still ongoing | Data collection is still ongoing |
| Norway | Total population | 144/1372 | 10,5 |
| Poland | Convenience national sample | 207/2000 | 10,4 |
| Portugal | Random national sample supplemented by a convenience sample | 223/972 | 22,9 |
| Romania | Convenience national sample | 100/400 | 25,0 |
| Serbia | Convenience national sample | 117/130 | 90,0 |
| Slovenia | Convenience national sample | 188/950 | 19,8 |
| Spain | Convenience sample | No information available yet | No information available yet |
| Sweden | Convenience national sample | 85/1180 | 7,2 |
| Switzerland | Convenience sample | 86/269 | 32,0 |
| Turkey | Convenience sample | 145/520 | 27,9 |
| Ukraine | Data collection is still ongoing | Data collection is still ongoing | Data collection is still ongoing |
| United Kingdom | Data collection is still ongoing | Data collection is still ongoing | Data collection is still ongoing |
*All references to Kosovo, whether the territory, institutions or population, in this project, shall be understood in full compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence, without prejudice to the status of Kosovo;**The Irish College of General Practitioners include approximately 90% of the GP population in Ireland