Table 1

Demographic information for the study population compared with the total British Medical Association membership consented for research 

Total British Medical Association membership consented for research (%)Study population
n (%)
Age (years)
 up to 2517.8%15 (0.2%)
 26 to 299.0%164 (2.7%)
 30 to 349.6%398 (6.5%)
 35 to 3910.3%643 (10.5%)
 40 to 4410.3%837 (13.7%)
 45 to 4910.8%1105 (18.1%)
 50 to 5410.3%1262 (20.7%)
 55 to 598.1%1013 (16.6%)
 60 to 645.0%429 (7%)
 65 to 693.0%178 (2.9%)
 over 695.9%63 (1%)
 Gender46.3% Female2800 (46.5%) Female
Place of qualification
 UK80.1%5077 (82.6%)
 India8.2%331 (5.4%)
 Pakistan2.2%55 (0.9%)
 Ireland0.9%90 (1.5%)
 Nigeria1.1%64 (1%)
 Germany0.7%79 (1.3%)
 South Africa0.7%58 (0.9%)
 Other6.2%390 (6.3%)
Ethnicity
  White British67.6%4825 (80.5%)
  Asian or Asian British23.3%849 (14.2%)
  Black or Black British3.5%122 (2%)
  Chinese or Chinese British2.9%69 (1.2%)
  Mixed2.7%127 (2.1%)
Grade
  Academics2.1%66 (1.1%)
  Consultants27.2%2301 (37.5%)
  General practice26.0%2643 (43%)
  Junior doctors26.4%568 (9.2%)
  SASC5.3%313 (5.1%)
  Retired8.6%54 (0.9%)
  Other or no answer4.4%199 (3.2%)
Specialty*
  Accident and emergency/137 (2.3%)
  Anaesthetics/341 (5.7%)
  General medicine/690 (11.4%)
  General practice/2845 (47.2%)
  Obstetrics and gynaecology/62 (1%)
  Oncology/111 (1.8%)
  Other/271 (4.5%)
  Paediatrics/66 (1.1%)
  Pathology/495 (8.2%)
  Psychiatry/106 (1.8%)
  Radiology/604 (10%)
  • *No data were available on the distribution of specialty in the BMA population.

  • SASC, Staff, Associate Specialists and Specialty doctors.