Demographics of respondent population: N = 175.
| CHARACTERISTICS | RESPONDENTS, %* |
|---|---|
| Female | 61.1 |
| Age, y | |
| • < 20 | 1.1 |
| • 20–39 | 13.1 |
| • 40–65 | 58.3 |
| • > 65 | 26.3 |
| Ethnic background | |
| • White | 83.4 |
| • Other | 12.5 |
| Education level | |
| • Completed grade school | 8.6 |
| • Completed high school | 27.4 |
| • Completed postsecondary education | 34.9 |
| • Completed postgraduate education | 25.1 |
| No. of years respondent has been a patient at the FMC | |
| • < 5 | 13.1 |
| • ≥ 5 | 82.3 |
| Frequency of visiting the physician | |
| • Once a month or more | 10.9 |
| • Between once a month and once a year | 60.6 |
| • Once a year | 11.4 |
| • Less than once a year | 12.0 |
| Personal rating of health | |
| • Very good | 27.4 |
| • Good | 52.0 |
| • Poor | 5.7 |
| • Very poor | 1.1 |
FMC—family medicine centre.
↵* Not all respondents answered all questions; percentages do not add to 100% owing to these missing data.