Table 2.

Demographic and practice characteristics of respondents

CHARACTERISTICN (%)
Male sex (N = 774)322 (41.6)
Communication in English preferred (N = 774)680 (87.9)
Age, y* (N = 774)
  • < 35148 (19.1)
  • 35–44213 (27.5)
  • 45–54198 (25.6)
  • 55–64174 (22.5)
  • ≥ 6541 (5.3)
Population primarily served by your practice (N = 772)
  • Inner city81 (10.5)
  • Urban or suburban408 (52.8)
  • Small town127 (16.5)
  • Rural117 (15.2)
  • Geographically isolated or remote24 (3.1)
  • Other15 (1.9)
Province of practice (N = 755)
  • British Columbia137 (18.1)
  • Alberta123 (16.3)
  • Saskatchewan31 (4.1)
  • Manitoba29 (3.8)
  • Ontario275 (36.4)
  • Quebec86 (11.4)
  • Newfoundland and Labrador19 (2.5)
  • Prince Edward Island4 (0.5)
  • Nova Scotia23 (3.0)
  • New Brunswick23 (3.0)
  • Yukon1 (0.1)
  • Northwest Territories3 (0.4)
  • Nunavut1 (0.1)
Year of graduation from medical school (N = 773)
  • Before 198073 (9.4)
  • 1980–1989150 (19.4)
  • 1990–1999191 (24.7)
  • 2000–2009183 (23.7)
  • 2010 or later176 (22.8)
  • * Mean (SD) age was 46.6 (11.6) years.

  • Mean (SD) year of graduation was 1997 (12.7).