Table 1 Demographic characteristics of general practitioners in this study as compared to the general practitioners register
Doctors under investigation (n = 95) | Volunteer doctors (n = 376) | Total on general practitioners register (n = 63,778) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||
Male | 79 (83%) | 169 (45%) | 32, 719 (51%) |
Female | 16 (17%) | 207 (55%) | 31, 059 (49%) |
Qualification region | |||
United Kingdom | 34 (36%) | 324 (86%) | 49, 198 (77%) |
European Economic Area | 7 (7%) | 4 (1%) | 3, 998 (6%) |
International | 54 (57%) | 48 (13%) | 10, 582 (17%) |
Ethnicity | |||
White | 27 (28%) | 220 (59%) | |
Black | 17 (18%) | 16 (4%) | |
Asian | 39 (41%) | 112 (30%) | |
Mixed | 0 | 8 (2%) | |
Other | 12 (13%) | 18 (5%) | |
Not stated | 0 | 2 (<1%) | |
Year of qualification | |||
1961-1992 | 85 (89%) | 69 (18%) | |
1993-2005 | 10 (11%) | 146 (39%) | |
2006-2011 | 0 | 161 (43%) |