Table 3 Respondent characteristics
From: Physicians' views on resource availability and equity in four European health care systems
| Â | Physicians (N = 656) |
|---|---|
Characteristics | Â |
Age, years | 28–82 (mean 51) |
Years in practice | 1–62 (mean 25) |
Male | 546 (85%) |
Specialty | Â |
   Family medicine | 195 (30%) |
   General medicine | 188 (29%) |
   Internal medicine | 179 (28%) |
Country of practice | Â |
   Italy | 139 (21%) |
   Norway | 222 (34%) |
   Switzerland | 183 (28%) |
   UK | 112 (17%) |
Primary practice site | Â |
   Hospital | 258 (38%) |
   Solo practice | 182 (28%) |
   Primary care group practice | 164 (25%) |
   Multi-specialty group | 23 (4%) |
   Other | 28 (4%) |
Admitting hospital | Â |
   Public | 572 (94%) |
   Private | 21 (3%) |
   For-profit | 81 (17%) |
   Not-for-profit | 406 (82%) |
   Teaching hospital | 264 (46%) |