Table 1.

Descriptive characteristics of family physicians in BC, MB, ON, and NS for 1999-2000 and 2017-2018 fiscal years

CHARACTERISTICSBCMBONNS
1999-20002017-20181999-20002017-20181999-20002017-20181999-20002017-2018
All physicians356946237791113830510,967692827
Years in practice, n (%)
  • <101001 (28.0)1158 (25.0)432 (55.5)664 (59.7)2051 (24.7)2674 (24.4)185 (26.7)192 (23.2)
  • 10-191160 (32.5)969 (21.0)215 (27.6)207 (18.6)2670 (32.1)2128 (19.4)243 (35.1)154 (18.6)
  • 20-29 (MB ≥20)967 (27.1)1244 (26.9)132 (16.9)242 (21.7)2122 (25.6)2737 (25.0)185 (26.7)224 (27.1)
  • ≥30441 (12.4)1252 (27.1)NANA1462 (17.6)3428 (31.3)79 (11.4)257 (31.1)
Sex, n (%)
  • Female1083 (30.3)2047 (44.3)221 (28.4)529 (47.5)2641 (31.8)5214 (47.5)267 (38.6)416 (50.3)
  • Male2486 (69.7)2576 (55.7)558 (71.6)584 (52.5)5664 (68.2)5753 (52.5)425 (61.4)411 (49.7)
Location of practice, n (%)*
  • Urban3122 (87.5)3992 (86.4)495 (63.5)750 (67.4)7391 (89.0)9852 (89.8)548 (79.2)711 (86.0)
  • Rural447 (12.5)631 (13.6)284 (36.5)363 (32.6)911 (11.0)1113 (10.2)144 (20.8)116 (14.0)
Mean (SD) no. of contacts5562.8
(2870.3)
4435.6
(2802.3)
5323.7
(3236.8)
4021.1
(3338.6)
6386.9
(3683.9)
4873.9
(3898.3)
5968.9
(3152.1)
4683.1
(2778.5)
Location of MD training, n (%)*
  • Canada2672 (74.9)2888 (62.5)409 (52.5)595 (53.5)6538 (78.7)6825 (62.2)NANA
  • International836 (23.4)1623 (35.1)370 (47.5)513-517
(46.1-46.5)
1761 (21.2)2799 (25.5)NANA
  • Unknown location61 (1.7)112 (2.4)0 (0.0)1-5 (0.1-0.4)6 (0.1)1343 (12.3)NANA
  • BC—British Columbia, MB—Manitoba, MD—medical degree, NA—not applicable, NS—Nova Scotia, ON—Ontario.

  • * Location of practice is missing for 3 physicians in ON in 1999-2000 and for 2 physicians in 2017-2018. Data are missing on location of MD training in NS and are incomplete in ON.