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Table 1 Demographics of Survey Respondents

From: Survey of perceptions and educational needs of primary care providers regarding management of patients with class II and III obesity in Ontario, Canada

Characteristic

No. of respondents (%)

Profession

 Family Physician

84 (91.3)

 Nurse Practitioner

6 (6.5)

 No answer/prefer not to answera

2 (2.2)

Gender

 Male

30 (32.6)

 Female

57 (62.0)

 No answer/prefer not to answer

5 (5.4)

Years in Practice

 0–10

36 (39.1)

 11–20

12 (13.0)

 21–30

21 (22.8)

 31+

17 (18.5)

 No answer/prefer not to answer

6 (6.5)

 Mean (± SD)

17.7 (± 13.4)

Practice Types

 Solo Practice

3 (3.3)

 Group Practiceb

31 (33.7)

 Family Health Team

35 (38.0)

 Other

17 (18.5)

 No answer/prefer not to answer

6 (6.5)

Interprofessional Practice

 Yes

63 (68.5)

 No

24 (26.1)

 No answer/prefer not to answer

5 (5.4)

Population Served

 Urban

51 (55.4)

 Rural

34 (37.0)

 No answer/prefer not to answer

7 (7.6)

  1. aDemographic questions were optional in the survey to preserve anonymity
  2. bNot including Family Health Team
  3. Columns may not add up to 100% due to rounding