Table 2 Practice characteristics (n = 715*)
n | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Number of physicians | 1 | 373 | 52 |
2 | 229 | 32 | |
3 to 5 | 95 | 13 | |
6 to 8 | 5 | 1 | |
Number of non-physicians | 0 | 21 | 3 |
1 to 3 | 436 | 61 | |
4 to 6 | 196 | 27 | |
7 to 10 | 49 | 7 | |
>10 | 7 | 1 | |
Location of practice | City | 159 | 22 |
Suburb | 73 | 10 | |
Small town | 272 | 38 | |
Rural area | 193 | 27 | |
Number of patients / week | up to 200 | 326 | 46 |
201 to 400 | 314 | 44 | |
401 to 600 | 51 | 7 | |
601 to 900 | 5 | 1 | |
Practice part of network | yes | 125 | 18 |
no | 584 | 82 |