Table 1 Characteristics of study participants
| Â | Ontario | Nova Scotia | British Columbia | Newfoundland & Labrador | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 20 | n = 21 | n = 15 | n = 12 | n = 68 | |
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Gender* | |||||
 Men | 10 (50) | 9 (42.9) | 4 (26.7) | 4 (33.3) | 27 (39.7) |
 Women | 10 (50) | 12 (57.1) | 11 (73.3) | 8 (66.7) | 41 (60.3) |
Funding Model | |||||
 Fee-for-Service | 4 (20) | 7 (33.3) | 6 (40) | 5 (41.7) | 22 (32.4) |
 Alternative Payment Plan** | 16 (80) | 14 (66.7) | 9 (60) | 7 (58.3) | 46 (67.6) |
Hospital Affiliation | |||||
 No | 5 (25) | 6 (28.6) | 3 (20) | 5 (41.7) | 19 (27.9) |
 Yes | 15 (75) | 15 (71.4) | 12 (80) | 7 (58.3) | 49 (72.1) |
Community Sizea | |||||
 Rural | 9 (45) | 8 (38.1) | 0 (0) | 3 (25) | 20 (29.4) |
 Small Urban | 1 (5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.5) |
 Urban | 8 (40) | 13 (61.9) | 15 (100) | 8 (66.7) | 44 (64.7) |
 Mix | 2 (10) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (8.3) | 3 (4.4) |
Years in Practice (mean) | 18.7 | 15.4 | 16.9 | 16.3 | 16.9 |