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Table 2 Characteristic of physician specialists by payment program

From: Exploring physician specialist response rates to web-based surveys

 

*FFS (% of 119)

*Part APP (% of 49)

*Full APP (% of 149)

P-value

Proportion of physicians

38.1

14.1

47.7

 

Physician specialty

    

Surgery

35.3

27.3

22.8

 

Internal medicine

35.3

38.6

54.0

 

Paediatrics

20.2

22.7

14.8

 

Psychiatry

9.2

11.4

8.7

0.217

Age*

    

30-39 years

22.7

15.9

23.5

0.174

40-59 years

46.2

63.3

51.0

 

More than 59 years

9.2

2.2

12.1

 

Missing data

21.8

18.2

13.4

 

Sex*

    

Male

59.7

54.5

51.7

<0.05

Female

18.5

27.3

34.9

 

Missing data

21.8

18.2

13.4

 

Length of practice

    

<5 year

37.0

38.6

36.9

0.456

5-14 years

16.0

11.4

22.1

 

≥15 years

47.0

50.0

41.0

 
  1. *Note: Alternative Payment Program (APP), Fee-For-Service Payment Program (FFS).
  2. *Age percentage calculated among individuals with non-missing data; 54 individuals (17.3% of total sample) did not provide information.
  3. *Sex percentage calculated among individuals with non-missing data; 54 individuals (17.3% of total sample) did not provide information.