Characteristics of responding general practitioners (GPs; n=2248)
| Proportion; n (%) | |
| Gender | |
| Male | 1053 (46.8) |
| Female | 1190 (52.9) |
| Prefer not to say | 3 (0.1) |
| Missing | 2 (0.1) |
| Age (years) | |
| Under 40 | 497 (22.1) |
| 40–49 | 735 (32.7) |
| 50–54 | 394 (17.5) |
| 55–59 | 408 (18.2) |
| 60 or over | 209 (9.3) |
| Missing | 4 (0.2) |
| Spoiled | 1 (0.0) |
| Ethnic group | |
| White | 2100 (93.4) |
| Mixed/multiple ethnic groups | 29 (1.3) |
| Asian/Asian British | 78 (3.5) |
| Black/African/Caribbean/Black British | 9 (0.4) |
| Other ethnic group | 19 (0.9) |
| Missing | 13 (0.6) |
| Region of qualification | |
| UK/Ireland | 2107 (93.7) |
| Europe (non-UK/Ireland) | 70 (3.1) |
| South Asia | 21 (0.9) |
| Other | 42 (1.9) |
| Missing | 7 (0.3) |
| Spoiled | 1 (0.0) |
| Role/position | |
| GP partner | 1403 (62.4) |
| Salaried GP | 454 (20.2) |
| Locum GP | 287 (12.8) |
| Other | 68 (3.0) |
| Missing | 7 (0.3) |
| Spoiled | 29 (1.3) |