Table 1: Status of British Columbia general practitioners (GPs) in the database of the BC doctors' Stop-Smoking Program (n = 2850), May 1995
No. (and %)
Status Definition of GPs
Active Physician is committed to 655 (23)
using a systematic approach to
clinical intervention in tobacco
use, in addition to using
patient-education materials
provided by the program
Semi-active Physician uses only the 258 (9)
program's patient-education
materials
Kit only Physician is trained in clinical 706 (25)
intervention in tobacco use
but is not known to be
implementing intervention
None Physician has no recorded 1231 (43)
contact with program
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