Exploring physician specialist response rates to web-based surveys

Table 1 Demographic characteristic of survey respondents

Physician specialty	Physicians (% of 312)
Surgery	28.2
Internal medicine	44.6
Paediatrics	18.0
Psychiatry	9.3
Age*
30-39 years	22.1
40-59 years	51.0
More than 59 years	9.6
Missing data	17.3
Sex*
Male	55.1
Female	27.6
Missing data	17.3
Length of practice
<5 year	18.3
5-14 years	37.2
≥15 years	44.6
Payment plan
Fee-for-Service	38.1
Alternative Payment Plan (Part)*	14.1
Alternative Payment Plan (Full)*	47.7

*Note: Alternative Payment Program (APP), Fee-For-Service Payment Program (FFS).
*Age percentage calculated among individuals with non-missing data; 54 individuals (17.3% of total sample) did not provide information.
*Sex percentage calculated among individuals with non-missing data; 54 individuals (17.3% of total sample) did not provide information.

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