Table 1.

Comparison of respondents to all of the family physicians contacted

CHARACTERISTICSFAMILY PHYSICIANS FROM MONTEREGIE WITH ≤ 10 Y OF WORK EXPERIENCE, N (%)*
WORK FORCE ACCORDING TO DRMG DATABASE†SURVEY RESPONDENTS
Sex‡
  • Women269 (74.3)99 (83.9)
  • Men93 (25.7)19 (16.1)
Experience‡
  • 0–2 y123 (34.0)51 (43.2)
  • 3–5 y97 (26.8)39 (33.1)
  • 6–10 y142 (39.2)28 (23.7)
Geographic context (according to practice region)§
  • Rural health and social services centre92 (25.4)32 (27.1)
  • Semiurban health and social services centre10 (2.8)2 (1.7)
  • Urban health and social services centre260 (71.8)84 (71.2)
Total362 (100.0)118 (100.0)

  • DRMG—Département régional de médecine générale de la Montérégie.

  • ↵* Percentages rounded to 1 decimal place.

  • ↵† Data were only available for 362 physicians as of December 2013.

  • ↵‡ Results of χ2 analyses statistically significant at P < .05.

  • ↵§ Based on the taxonomy of Borgès Da Silva.10