Workload in Norwegian general practice 2018 – an observational study

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the regular general practitioners (RGPs) (n = 1876) N/A: Data not available

Characteristics		Study population		Total Norwegian RGP population
		n	%	%
Woman		910	48.5	42.0
Age
	< 30 years	49	2.6	2.0
	30–39 years	589	31.4	27.8
	40–54 years	705	37.6	37.8
	55–64 years	429	22.9	28.4
	≥ 65 years	89	4.7	3.9
Experience as GP
	0–10 years	852	45.4	N/A
	11–25 years	563	30.0	N/A
	> 25 years	430	22.9	N/A
GP specialist		1267	67.5	61.8
Locum doctor		108	5.8	18.6
Employment position
	Self-employed	1776	94.6	93.4
	Fixed salaried	73	3.9	6.6
Size of patient list
	≤ 600	72	3.8	6.2
	601–900	316	16.8	18.4
	901–1200	721	38.4	38.3
	1201–1500	567	30.2	26.4
	1501–1800	139	7.4	7.0
	≥ 1800	43	2.3	3.6
Inhabitants in municipality of practice
	≤ 10,000	318	17.0	N/A
	10,001–25,000	407	21.7	N/A
	25,001–100,000	657	35.5	N/A
	> 100,000	471	25.1	N/A

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