Table 1 Sample from the quantitative main survey [30] compared to reference statistics

Gender:

62% male, 38% female

58% male, 42% female^a

Mean age:

55 (median: 55)

56 (median: 57)^a

Practice setting:

51% town and city, 49% rural/small town

41% town and city, 59% rural/small town^a

Type of practice:

61% individual practices, 32% group practices, 7% polyclinics or other establishments

56% individual practices, 38% group practices, 6% polyclinics or other establishments^b

Patients per quarter:

25% 500–1,500, 28% 1,501–2,000, 47% > 2,000

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Membership in a physicians’ network

445

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