Table 2 Characteristics of respondents and their practices, family physicians in Ontario, 2002.
From: Family physician views about primary care reform in Ontario: a postal questionnaire
| Characteristic | N | (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age group (missing = 66) | |||
| 25–34 years | 101 | 19.8 | |
| 35–44 years | 198 | 38.8 | |
| 45–54 years | 155 | 30.3 | |
| 55–64 years | 57 | 11.2 | |
| Sex | |||
| Females | 259 | 44.9 | |
| Males | 318 | 55.1 | |
| Years in practice (missing = 90) | |||
| 0–9 years | 186 | 38.2 | |
| 10–19 years | 168 | 34.5 | |
| 20–29 years | 107 | 22 | |
| 30–39 years | 26 | 5.3 | |
| Practice tyype (missing = 4) | |||
| Solo | 169 | 29.5 | |
| Group | 318 | 55.5 | |
| Community Health Centre | 27 | 4.7 | |
| Health Services Organization | 18 | 3.1 | |
| Other | 41 | 7.2 | |
| Primary Clinical Income (missing = 4) | |||
| Fee for service | 464 | 81 | |
| Capitation | 29 | 5.1 | |
| Salary | 58 | 10.1 | |
| Other | 22 | 3.8 | |
| Size of practice (missing = 25) | |||
| <500 patients | 21 | 3.8 | |
| 500–1000 patients | 61 | 11.1 | |
| 1001–1500 patients | 116 | 21 | |
| 1501–2000 patients | 144 | 26.1 | |
| 2001–2500 patients | 90 | 16.3 | |
| >2500 patients | 120 | 21.7 | |
| Percent time in clinical practice (missing = 2) | |||
| <25% | 12 | 2.1 | |
| 25–50% | 29 | 5.1 | |
| 51–75% | 103 | 17.9 | |
| 76–100% | 431 | 75 | |
| Use computer (missing = 12) | |||
| Billing only | 169 | 29.9 | |
| Billing, scheduling & registration | 337 | 59.5 | |
| Full electronic record | 59 | 10.4 | |
| Out of hours service* | |||
| Use on-call physician | 357 | 61.9 | |
| Sign-out to emergency | 180 | 31.2 | |
| Sign-out to walk-in clinic | 154 | 26.7 | |
| Week-day evening hours | 155 | 26.9 | |
| Week-end evening hours | 84 | 14.6 | |
