Table 2 Demographic characteristics of respondents and those returning minimum data only
From: Maximising response from GPs to questionnaire surveys: do length or incentives make a difference?
StQ | AbQ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | ||||
Characteristic | Questionnaire | Minimum data | Questionnaire | Minimum data | |
(n = 82) | (n = 37) | (n = 89) | (n = 37) | ||
Male gender (%) | 40 (48.7%) | 17 (48.6%) | 47 (52.8%) | 27 (75.0%) | |
Missing data | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (2.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (2.7%) | |
Mean years since qualification (SD) | 14.7 (9.8) | 19.1 (8.7) | 18.6 (10.9) | 20.5 (9.7) | |
Missing data | 1 (1.2%) | 4 (10.8%) | 2 (2.2%) | 7 (18.9%) | |
Mean number of GPs working in practice (SD) | 6.3 (2.9) | 6.1 (3.3) | 6.4 (3.4) | 6.3 (2.7) | |
Missing data | 3 (3.7%) | 4 (10.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (10.8%) | |
Practice setting | Urban | 46 (57.5%) | 20 (55.6%) | 50 (56.2%) | 23 (62.2%) |
Semi-rural | 31 (38.8%) | 13 (36.1%) | 26 (29.2%) | 12 (32.4%) | |
Rural | 3 (3.8%) | 3 (8.3%) | 13 (14.6%) | 2 (5.4%) | |
Missing data | 2 (2.4%) | 1 (2.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | |