Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of residents who responded to the T1 and T2 surveys (aggregate data from 6 family medicine residency programs)

CHARACTERISTICT1, N (%)T2, N (%)
Age, y
  • < 2552 (15.2)0 (0.0)
  • 25–29176 (51.6)160 (49.2)
  • 30–3460 (17.6)110 (33.8)
  • 35–3923 (6.7)31 (9.5)
  • ≥ 4013 (3.8)18 (5.5)
  • No response17 (5.0)6 (1.8)
Marital status
  • Single194 (56.9)131 (40.3)
  • Married98 (28.7)120 (36.9)
  • Common law45 (13.2)59 (18.2)
  • Divorced4 (1.2)8 (2.5)
  • Prefer not to answer0 (0.0)5 (1.5)
  • No response0 (0.0)2 (0.6)
Children
  • Yes or expecting54 (15.8)82 (25.2)
  • No285 (83.6)238 (73.2)
  • Prefer not to answer2 (0.6)3 (0.9)
  • No response0 (0.0)2 (0.6)
Sex
  • Female210 (61.6)199 (61.2)
  • Male119 (34.9)122 (37.5)
  • Prefer not to answer0 (0.0)1 (0.3)
  • No response12 (3.5)3 (0.9)
Childhood environment
  • Inner city0 (0.0)17 (5.2)
  • Urban or suburban222 (65.1)195 (60.0)
  • Small town46 (13.5)44 (13.5)
  • Rural42 (12.3)34 (10.5)
  • Remote or isolated6 (1.8)5 (1.5)
  • Mixture of environments22 (6.5)23 (7.1)
  • No response3 (0.9)7 (2.2)
Place of medical school graduation
  • Canadian medical graduate276 (80.9)271 (83.4)
  • International medical graduate55 (16.1)51 (15.7)
  • No response10 (2.9)3 (0.9)
Total341 (100.0)325 (100.0)