Table 1 Characteristics of Norwegian optometrists
Members of NOFa | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All members (n=1028) | Non-participants (n=954) | Participants (n=74) | ||||
Gender n, (%) | ||||||
Male | 472 (46) | 441 (46) | 31 (42) | |||
Female | 556 (54) | 513 (54) | 43 (58) | |||
Practice by national health region n, (%) | ||||||
East | 338 (33) | 317 (33) | 21 (28) | |||
South | 293 (29) | 276 (29) | 20 (27) | |||
West | 176 (17) | 165 (17) | 11 (15) | |||
Middle | 135 (13) | 119 (12) | 16 (22) | |||
North | 83 (8) | 77 (8) | 6 (8) | |||
Higher education n, (%) | ||||||
Master of science in clinical optometry b,* | 200 (20) | 178 (19) | 22 (30) | |||
Private optometric practice n, (%) ‡ | 870 (88) | 796 (87) | 74 (100) | |||