Provider’s characteristics | n = 792 |
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Sex, Female: n (%) | 393 (49.6) |
Age: n (%) | Â |
Under 44 | 19 (2.4) |
45-64 | 408 (52.2) |
65+ | 354 (45.3) |
Born in Canada: n (%) | Â |
Yes | 563 (71.6) |
Self-employed or salaried: n (%) | Â |
Self-employed | 708* (90.3) |
Average hours worked per week: Mean (SD) | 40.7 (12.7) |
Practice characteristics | Â |
Solo or group practice: n (%) | Â |
Group practice | 708 (90.3) |
Geographic profile: n (%) | Â |
Inner city | 236 (30.1) |
Suburbs | 136 (17.3) |
Small town | 153 (19.5) |
Mixed urban–rural | 107 (13.6) |
Rural | 152 (19.4) |
Patients above national average: n (%) | Â |
Elderly | 305 (38.6) |
Disadvantaged | 226 (28.6) |
Ethnic minority | 157 (19.9) |
Extended hours: n (%) | Â |
Open after 6Â pm (at least once a week) | 432 (54.9) |
Open weekends (at least once a month) | 303 (38.9) |
Access within practice/centre to: n (%) | Â |
Lab facilities | 236 (29.8) |
X-ray facilities | 152 (19.3) |
Patient characteristics | 8,332 (7,172 patient experiences + 1,160 patient values) |
Sex, Female: n (%) | N = 5,447 (66.7) |
Age: n (%) | Â |
18-30 | 957 (12.1) |
31-44 | 1,678 (21.2) |
45-64 | 3,320 (41.9) |
65+ | 1,971 (24.9) |
Education: n (%) | Â |
No qualifications, pre-primary, primary, or lower secondary | 761 (9.4) |
Upper secondary education (grades 10–12) | 2,587 (31.9) |
Post-secondary education (includes college, undergraduate) | 4,765 (58.7) |
Presence of chronic condition(s): n (%) | Â |
Yes | 4,547 (55.5) |
General health status: n (%) | Â |
Very good | 1,859 (22.6) |
Good | 4,249 (51.6) |
Fair | 1,797 (21.8) |
Poor | 332 (4.0) |