| Variable | Physician retention tertile; no. (%) of residents* | Total n = 475 691 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low n = 152 758 | Moderate n = 147 399 | High n = 175 534 | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 76 520 (50.1) | 74 095 (50.3) | 87 193 (49.7) | 237 808 (50.0) |
| Female | 76 231 (49.9) | 73 299 (49.7) | 88 326 (50.3) | 237 856 (50.0) |
| Missing | 7 (< 0.1) | 5 (< 0.1) | 15 (< 0.1) | 27 (< 0.1) |
| Age, yr | ||||
| Mean ± SD | 37.8 ± 22.6 | 38.5 ± 23.3 | 34.9 ± 23.6 | 36.9 ± 23.3 |
| Median | 39.0 | 40.0 | 36.0 | 38.0 |
| Income quintile | ||||
| Q1 (lowest) | 30 072 (19.7) | 28 787 (19.5) | 48 714 (27.8) | 107 573 (22.6) |
| Q2 | 26 797 (17.5) | 36 615 (24.8) | 32 342 (18.4) | 95 754 (20.1) |
| Q3 | 28 805 (18.8) | 31 032 (21.0) | 28 996 (16.5) | 88 833 (18.7) |
| Q4 | 28 272 (18.5) | 27 741 (18.8) | 32 104 (18.3) | 88 117 (18.5) |
| Q5 (highest) | 35 309 (23.1) | 21 547 (14.6) | 32 362 (18.4) | 89 218 (18.8) |
| Missing | 3503 (2.3) | 1677 (1.1) | 1016 (0.6) | 6196 (1.3) |
| Residence | ||||
| Rural | 152 758 (100.0) | 95 094 (64.5) | 35 986 (20.5) | 283 838 (59.7) |
| Urban | 0 (0.0) | 52 305 (35.5) | 139 548 (79.5) | 191 853 (40.3) |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index score | ||||
| 0 | 108 662 (71.1) | 96 419 (65.4) | 115 160 (65.6) | 320 241 (67.3) |
| 1-2 | 24 821 (16.2) | 27 605 (18.7) | 33 506 (19.1) | 85 932 (18.1) |
| 3-4 | 10 981 (7.2) | 12 200 (8.3) | 14 255 (8.1) | 37 436 (7.9) |
| ≥ 5 | 8294 (5.4) | 11 175 (7.6) | 12 613 (7.2) | 32 082 (6.7) |
| High school diploma, mean ± SD, %† | 57.7 ± 13.8 | 61.4 ± 12.2 | 74.8 ± 13.5 | 65.2 ± 15.2 |
| Visible minority, mean ± SD, %† | 1.0 ± 2.0 | 0.48 ± 1.5 | 1.9 ± 3.4 | 1.2 ± 2.6 |
| Aboriginal identity, mean ± SD, %† | 6.0 ± 14.3 | 2.5 ± 4.2 | 3.7 ± 8.2 | 4.1 ± 9.9 |
| Distance to nearest acute care facility, mean ± SD, km | 28.6 ± 30.4 | 26.4 ± 27.9 | 9.0 ± 13.5 | 20.7 ± 26.2 |
| Acute care hospital beds per 1000 residents, mean ± SD | 2.2 ± 1.2 | 2.8 ± 1.1 | 3.1 ± 1.0 | 2.7 ± 1.2 |
| Family physicians per 1000 residents, mean ± SD | 1.7 ± 0.56 | 1.6 ± 0.23 | 1.4 ± 0.16 | 1.6 ± 0.37 |
Note: SD = standard deviation.
*Except where noted otherwise.
†Data represent mean percentage within dissemination area for that retention tertile.