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Table 1 Characteristics of responding physicians compared to the total number of registered practicing family physicians in each region

From: Alberta family physicians’ willingness to work during an influenza pandemic: a cross-sectional study

 

Calgary

Edmonton

Other urban

Rural

Total

Survey N (%)

Provincial data N (%)

Survey N (%)

Provincial data N (%)

Survey N (%)

Provincial data N (%)

Survey N (%)

Provincial data N (%)

Survey N

Provincial data N

Sex

Male

31 (53.4)

630 (50.0)

17 (45.9)

645 (58.5)

34 (77.3)

34 (77.3)

35 (66.0)

612 (76.0)

117 (61.0)

2145 (59.2)

Female

27 (46.6)

630 (50.0)

20 (54.1)

458 (41.5)

10 (22.7)

131 (33.7)

18 (34.0)

193 (24.0)

75 (39.1)

1412 (39.0)

Total

58

1260

37

1103

44

389

53

805

192

3557

Age Group

25-34 years

5 (8.6)

157 (11.9)

5 (13.5)

142 (12.3)

6 (13.6)

53 (12.1)

7 (13.2)

131 (18.4)

23 (12.0)

483 (13.3)

35-44 years

483 (13.3)

355 (27.0)

4 (10.8)

299 (25.8)

10 (22.7)

10 (22.7)

17 (32.1)

184 (25.8)

49 (25.5)

959 (26.5)

45-54 years

19 (32.8)

411 (31.2)

13 (35.1)

313 (27.1)

15 (34.1)

125 (28.5)

10 (18.9)

178 (25.0)

57 (29.7)

1027 (28.3)

55-64 years

12 (20.7)

281 (21.2)

11 (29.7)

277 (23.9)

9 (20.5)

98 (22.3)

14 (26.4)

154 (21.6)

46 (24.0)

810 (22.3)

65+ years

3 (5.1)

113 (8.6)

4 (10.8)

126 (10.9)

4 (9.1)

42 (9.6)

3 (5.7)

65 (9.1)

14 (7.3)

346 (9.5)

Not known

1 (1.7)

 

0 (0.0)

 

0 (0.0)

 

2 (3.8)

 

3 (1.6)

 

Total

58

1317

37

1157

44

439

53

713

192

3625

Country of Primary Medical Education

North America

40 (69.0)

908 (70.0)

25 (67.5)

816 (71.1)

28 (63.6)

276 (63.7)

30 (56.6)*

293 (40.3)

123 (64.0)

2293 (63.3)

South Africa

2 (3.5)

109 (10.0)

1 (2.7)

36 (3.1)

8 (18.2)

75 (17.3)

15 (28.3)

266 (36.6)

26 (13.5)

486 (13.4)

UK, Ireland, Australia

6 (10.3)

86 (10.0)

4 (10.8)

65 (5.6)

1 (2.3)

24 (5.5)

4 (7.5)

72 (9.9)

15 (7.8)

247 (6.8)

Other Countries

8 (13.8)

214 (20.0)

6 (16.2)

231 (20.1)

6 (13.6)

58 (13.4)

4 (7.5)

96 (13.2)

24 (12.5)

599 (16.5)

Not known

2 (3.5)

 

1 (2.7)

 

1 (2.3)

 

0 (0.0)

 

4 (2.1)

 

Total

58

214 (20.0)

37

1148

44

433

53

727

192

3625