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Table 2 Demographic and background details of participants

From: General practitioners' beliefs about effectiveness and intentions to prescribe smoking cessation medications: qualitative and quantitative studies

Characteristic

Levels

N

%

Gender

Female

60

16.3%

 

Male

307

83.7%

Decade of qualification

1960s

11

3%

 

1970s

122

33.2%

 

1980s

146

39.8%

 

1990s

86

23.4%

 

2000s

2

0.5%

Commitment

Full time

323

88%

 

Pat time

44

12%

Country of training

UK

327

89.1%

 

Other

40

10.9%

Geographical location

London

32

8.7%

 

South East

63

17.2%

 

South West

40

10.9%

 

West Midlands

41

11.2%

 

Eastern

46

12.5%

 

Trent

44

12%

 

North West

56

15.3%

 

Northern and Yorkshire

45

12.3%

Presence of trained practice nurse

No

89

24.3%

 

Yes

277

75.5%

 

missing

1

0.3%