Table 2

Demographic characteristics of the study sample in the study of preventive health services implemented by Portuguese primary healthcare physicians (n=244)

n(%)
Age
 20–291(1)
 30–3933(13)
 40–4944(18)
 50–59155(64)
 60–6911(4)
Gender
 Male95(39)
 Female149(61)
Regional health administration
 North82(34)
 Centre17(7)
 Lisbon and Tagus Valley130(53)
 Alentejo11(4)
 Algarve4(2)
Workplace
 Urban157(64)
 Rural87(36)
Professional qualifications
 Specialist in family medicine/general practice241(99)
 Non-specialist working as a family doctor3(1)
Specialist in family medicine/general practice, years
 Less than 25(2)
 For 2–1035(15)
 More than 10201(83)