Table 1

Characteristics of participating physicians and practices

CHARACTERISTICSVALUE
Physicians
Male sex, %61.6
Canadian graduates, %83.0
Mean (SD) graduation year1983 (9)
Academic affiliation, %10.9
CFPC Certification, %70.3
Urban practice, %85.6
Mammography
2004–2005 total roster size*39 780
  • Ineligible patients501
  • Eligible patients39 279
2005–2006 total roster size*41 767
  • Ineligible patients615
  • Eligible patients41 152
Papanicolaou test
2004–2005 total roster size*83 101
  • Ineligible patients8813
  • Eligible patients74 288
2005–2006 total roster size*86 075
  • Ineligible patients10 083
  • Eligible patients75 992
  • CFPC—College of Family Physicians of Canada.

  • * Roster size increased because some practices were still actively rostering new patients. All male patients and all women outside the respective target age ranges are excluded from these totals.