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Table 2 Descriptive statistics – Independent variables

From: Canadian family physician job satisfaction - is it changing in an evolving practice environment? An analysis of the 2013 National Physician Survey database

 

Percent

Number

Gender

 Male

51.2

17,808

 Female

40.3

14,003

  Missing

8.5

2942

 Total responses

 

31,811

Age group

  < 35

9.9

3448

 35–44

19.6

6826

 45–54

24.5

8528

 55–64

25.8

8974

 65+

11.5

4011

  Missing

8.5

2965

 Total responses

 

31,787

Provincea

 Atlantic provinces

8.2

2839

 QC

24.9

8653

 ON

34.4

11,938

 MB + SK

6.3

2193

 AB

10.9

3800

 BC

14.6

5059

  Missing

0.8

271

 Total responses

 

34,482

Number of years licensed to practice medicine

  <  4 yrs

13.4

4664

 5–9 yrs

11.7

4077

 10–14 yrs

9.7

3373

 15-19 yrs

8.1

2821

 20+ yrs

49.2

17,112

  Missing

7.8

2706

 Total responses

 

32,047

Type of practice: Family medicine only or “focused practice”

 Family medicine only

34.7

12,068

 “Focused” practice

59.6

20,720

  Missing

5.7

1966

 Total responses

 

32,788

Teaching involvement

 Teaches

65.1

22,622

 Does not teach

30.4

10,575

  Missing

4.5

1557

 Total responses

 

33,197

Primary practice population

 Inner city

11.4

3954

 Urban/suburban

50.3

17,495

 Small town

14.3

4971

 Rural/remote

14.4

5016

  Missing

9.5

3317

 Total responses

 

31,436

Method of Payment

  > 90% Fee for service

32.9

11,423

  > 90% Other (salary+capitation+sessional+contract+incentives+other)

17.1

5949

  > 90% Blended model

41.1

14,277

  Missing

8.9

3104

 Total responses

 

31,649

Provides On-Call Service

 Yes

59.0

20,506

 No

32.3

11,230

  Missing

8.7

3017

 Total responses

 

31,736

Use electronic records

 Yes

59.8

20,768

 No

31.9

11,076

  Missing

8.4

2910

 Total responses

 

31,844

Total hours worked per week

  < 20 h

3.9

1341

 20-40 h

21.5

7457

 40–60 h

43.9

15,274

 60–80 h

15.4

5343

 80–100 h

5.0

1745

 100–120 h

2.5

878

  >  120 h

0.4

123

  Missing

7.5

2593

 Total responses

 

32,161

Satisfaction with remuneration model

 Satisfied (very satisfied + satisfied)

53.8

18,685

 Not satisfied (neutral +dissatisfied + very dissatisfied)

38.5

13,389

  Missing

7.7

2679

 Total responses

 

32,074

  1. aAtlantic provinces = Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, QC Quebec, ON Ontario, MB Manitoba, SK Saskatchewan, AB Alberta, BC British Columbia