Table 1

Characteristics of respondent physicians’ primary practices, N = 900*: The mean (SD) number of h/wk devoted to medical practice was 49.4 (17.2), and the mean (SD) number of patients seen in an average clinical week was 96.0 (60.9).

CHARACTERISTIC% (N)
Specialty
 • Family medicine47.0 (423)
 • Pediatrics53.0 (477)
Practice setting
 • Solo practice19.9 (178)
 • Group practice or clinic36.8 (329)
 • Community health centre3.0 (27)
 • Hospital (general or pediatric)23.6 (211)
 • University5.7 (51)
 • Other4.9 (44)
 • Multiple sites6.0 (54)
Community size where practice located
 • Rural community13.4 (120)
 • < 100 00016.1 (144)
 • 100 000–500 00024.4 (218)
 • > 500 00046.2 (413)
  • * Not all respondents answered all of the questions.

  • Study conducted across all provinces in Canada, 2003.