Table 3 Multinomial regression analysis: factors associated with GPs preferences for practice form

Age

24-37

59% (72/123)

1,564

70% (120/171)

2,315***

38-47

47% (81/173)

1,333

60% (140/232)

2,169***

48-57

43% (102/240)

1,170

36% (78/216)

0,822

>58

38% (78/203)

1

39% (80/205)

1

Gender

Female

48% (114/233)

0,949

62% (198/317)

1,188

Male

43% (219/506)

1

43% (220/507)

1

0-5 000

80% (57/71)

4,221***

75% (170/226)

6,115***

5 000-14 999

58% (96/165)

1,674**

58% (104/180)

1,300

15 000-49 999

33% (78/238)

0,694*

45% (99/221)

0,658**

>50 0000

38% (102/265)

1

23% (45/197

1

Specialist

No

57% (105/183)

1,300

68% (165/243)

1,163

Yes

41% (228/556)

1

44% (253/581)

1

Income (NOK)

<850 000

57% (86/152)

1,256

72% (168/234)

3,073***

850 000–1 149 999

43% (120/277)

0,929

51% (163/320)

1,593**

>1 149 999

41% (127/310)

1

32% (87/270)

1

List size

0-999

66% (110/166)

2,834***

88% (99/113)

4,357***

1 000-1 199

49% (74/150)

1,735**

59% (101/170)

2,407***

1 200-1 399

41% (84/206)

1,379

38 (99/259)

1,724**

>1 400

30% (65/217)

1

42% (119/282)

1

Discrepancy between preferred and actual list size

Fewer patients listed than pref.

54% (68/125)

0,965

58% (79/136)

0,773

No discrepancy

42% (133/314)

1

47% (158/339)

1

More patients listed than pref.

44% (132/300)

1,348*

52% (181/349)

1,920***

Working hours

<37.6

54% (56/103)

1,371

61% (75/122)

1,153

37.6 – 45

45% (132/293)

1,186

53% (182/343)

1,223

46-52

41% (93/227)

1,002

43% (103/237)

0,952

>52

45% (52/116)

1

48% (58/122)

1

Discrepancy between preferred and actual working hours

Work fewer hours than preferred

67% (8/12)

1,979

79% (15/19)

3,284*

No discrepancy

42% (66/156)

44% (72/162)

1

Work more hours than preferred

45% (259/571)

1,507*

51% (331/643)

1,862***

Constant

0,204***

0,074***

Log-Likelihood

−1 114,72

Number of observations

1 157