Table 1 Participants’ sociodemographic data (n = 505)
Sociodemographic data of responders (n = 443) | Number | % | Total population of German GPs [36] n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Regional allocation of participants | Regions with high vaccination rates | 235 | 53.0 | |
Regions with low vaccination rates | 208 | 47.0 | ||
Sex | Female | 215 | 48.5 | 24,075 (43.9) |
Male | 227 | 51.2 | 30,806 (56.1) | |
Specialisation | Specialist in family medicine | 308 | 69.5 | 34,865 (63.5) |
Specialist in internal medicine (working in primary care) | 111 | 25.1 | 14,853 (27.1) | |
General practitioner without further specialisation | 24 | 5.4 | 5163 (9.4) | |
Practice Location | Urban | 223 | 50.3 | |
Rural | 212 | 47.9 | ||
Mean | ± SD | Total population of German GPs [36] Mean | ||
Age | 54.0 | ± 9.4 | 55.1 | |
Years practising as primary care physician | 18.7 | ± 11.0 | ||
Patients visiting the practice in three months | 1136.3 | ± 421.3 | ||