| Characteristic | No. (%) of physicians | p value* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall sample (n = 300) | Participants (n = 76) | ||
| Sex | |||
| Male | 186 (62.0) | 48 (63.2) | 0.77 |
| Female | 114 (38.0) | 27 (35.5) | |
| Unknown | 0 | 1 (1.3) | |
| Age, yr | |||
| < 35 | 23 (7.7) | 14 (18.4) | 0.34 |
| 36-45 | 71 (23.7) | 18 (23.7) | |
| 46-55 | 76 (25.3) | 17 (22.4) | |
| 56-65 | 72 (24.0) | 15 (19.7) | |
| > 65 | 55 (18.3) | 12 (15.8) | |
| Unknown | 3 (1.0) | 0 | |
| Language | |||
| English | 229 (76.3) | 53 (69.7) | 0.34 |
| French | 71 (23.7) | 23 (30.3) | |
| Medical specialty | |||
| Family medicine/general practice | 175 (58.3) | 35 (46.0) | 0.12 |
| Other | 125 (41.7) | 40 (52.6) | |
| Unknown | 0 | 1 (1.3) | |
| Region | |||
| Atlantic Canada (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador) | 21 (7.0) | 5 (6.6) | 0.41 |
| British Columbia | 39 (13.0) | 4 (5.3) | |
| Northwest region (Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories, Nunavut) | 54 (18.0) | 14 (18.4) | |
| Ontario | 110 (36.7) | 31 (40.8) | |
| Quebec | 76 (25.3) | 22 (28.9) | |
*χ2 test.