General practitioners believe that hypnotherapy could be a useful treatment for irritable bowel syndrome in primary care

Table 1 Comparison of responders (achieved sample) with all West Sussex GPs (target sample)

Characteristic	Achieved sample		Target sample		Test
	%	n	%	n
Aged 35 & under	17.4%	27	16.5%	67
Aged 36–45	43.9%	68	41.6%	169
Aged 46–55	31.0%	48	28.3%	115
Aged 56 & over	6.5%	10	12.3%	50	p = 0.17 X²
Male	68.4%	106	73.4%	298
Female	31.0%	48	26.6%	108	p = 0.20 X²
Full time	83.9%	130	88.7%	360
Part time	15.5%	24	11.3%	46	p = 0.09 X²
Research active % (95%CI)	12.9% (7.1–18.6)	20	5.7% (3.4–7.9)	23	n.s. Test of Proportion
Training	53.50%	83	16.05%	65
Non training	43.90%	68	83.95%	341	p < 0.001 X²
Single handed	5.2%	8	10.2%	41
Group	92.3%	143	89.8%	365	p < 0.05 X²
Total		155		406

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