Table 1 Demographic characteristics of respondents and nonrespondents
General practitioners (n = 300) | Pain specialists (n = 300) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Respondents | Non-respondents | Respondents | Non-respondents | |
%* | %* | %* | %* | |
Female | 38.0 | 40.0 | 35.7 | 40.3 |
Age (in years) | ||||
20–39 | 11.0 | 10.9 | 6.0 | 6.9 |
40–59 | 63.0 | 69.1 | 74.7 | 79.2 |
60–79 | 26.0 | 20.0 | 19.3 | 13.9 |
Years in practice | ||||
< 10 | 10.3 | 9.1 | 5.0 | 6.9 |
10–19 | 27.3 | 34.5 | 39.0 | 44.4 |
20–29 | 41.3 | 38.2 | 41.0 | 41.7 |
30–39 | 20.7 | 18.2 | 15.0 | 6.9 |
≥ 40 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Region of practice in Germany | ||||
North | 21.3 | 30.9 | 23.0 | 20.8 |
East | 27.3 | 23.6 | 26.0 | 26.4 |
South | 23.7 | 14.5 | 20.7 | 19.4 |
West | 27.7 | 30.9 | 30.3 | 33.3 |