Characteristics of survey respondents and nonrespondents
| CHARACTERISTIC* | RESPONDENTS (N = 92) N (%) | NONRESPONDENTS (N = 47) N (%) | P VALUE (χ2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, y | .001 | ||
| • 25–35 | 17 (19) | 21 (57) | |
| • 36–45 | 23 (26) | 9 (24) | |
| • 46–55 | 30 (33) | 6 (16) | |
| • ≥ 56 | 20 (22) | 1 (3) | |
| Sex | .21 | ||
| • Female | 48 (53) | 30 (64) | |
| • Male | 43 (47) | 17 (36) | |
| Marital status | NA‡ | NA‡ | |
| • Single | 9 (10) | ||
| • Married | 44 (49) | ||
| • Common law | 18 (20) | ||
| • Divorced, widowed, or separated | 19 (21) | ||
| No. of children | NA‡ | NA‡ | |
| • None | 26 (29) | ||
| • 1 | 15 (17) | ||
| • 2 | 21 (23) | ||
| • ≥ 3 | 28 (31) | ||
| Professional status | .001 | ||
| • GP or FP | 64 (70) | 23 (49) | |
| • Other specialist | 27 (29) | 7 (15) | |
| • Resident | 1 (1) | 17 (36) | |
| Place where medical degree was obtained | NA‡ | NA‡ | |
| • Quebec | 82 (89) | ||
| • Elsewhere | 10 (11) | ||
| No. of years in practice | NA‡ | NA‡ | |
| • ≤ 10 | 26 (29) | ||
| • 11–20 | 25 (28) | ||
| • 21–30 | 28 (31) | ||
| • ≥ 31 | 11 (12) |
NA—not available.
↵* A question was asked about the main work setting, but the responses were unusable and data are not reported.
† Not all respondents answered all questions and information was not always available for all nonrespondents; the denominator varies by characteristic.
↵‡ Data on some characteristics were not available for nonrespondents.