Table 2 Group differences between survey responders and non-responders
From: Non-response in a survey of physicians on end-of-life care for the elderly
Sociodemographic characteristics (P)* | Survey responders | Survey nonresponders | Totals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | n | % | n | n | ||
Sex (.001) | Male | 37.9 | 1268 | 62.1 | 2074 | 3342 |
Female | 43.3 | 581 | 56.7 | 761 | 1342 | |
Medical disciplines (.003) | General practice | 39.8 | 897 | 60.2 | 1357 | 2254 |
Internal medicine | 40.6 | 423 | 59.4 | 619 | 1042 | |
Gynaecology | 34.1 | 172 | 65.9 | 332 | 504 | |
Neurology | 32.7 | 106 | 67.3 | 218 | 324 | |
Urology | 37.2 | 102 | 62.8 | 172 | 274 | |
Psychiatry/Psychotherapy | 45.6 | 98 | 54.4 | 117 | 215 | |
Radiotherapy | 52.4 | 22 | 47.6 | 20 | 44 | |
Practice location (<.001) | Other community (< 5,000 inhabitants) | 61.1 | 280 | 38.9 | 178 | 458 |
Small town (5,000-20,000 inhabitants) | 37.0 | 374 | 63.0 | 638 | 1012 | |
Medium-sized town (>20,000-100,000 inhabitants) | 36.0 | 670 | 64.0 | 1191 | 1861 | |
Large town (>100,000-500,000 inhabitants) | 41.8 | 383 | 58.2 | 534 | 917 | |
Major city (> 500,000 inhabitants) | 31.5 | 134 | 68.5 | 291 | 425 | |