Canadian physicians' attitudes about and preferences regarding clinical practice guidelines
| Table 1: Characteristics of physicians who responded to survey on attitudes and preferences regarding clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) and of nonrespondents | ||
| Characteristic | No. (and %) of physicians | |
| Respondents
n = 1878 | Nonrespondents
n = 1122 | |
| Year of graduation | ||
| Before 1966
1966-1977 1978-1986 After 1986 | 557 (30)
655 (35) 441 (23) 225 (12) | 328 (29)
384 (34) 296 (26) 114 (10) |
| Sex | ||
| Female
Male | 409 (22)
1469 (78) | 246 (22)
876 (78) |
| Language of questionnaire | ||
| French
English | 237 (13)
1641 (87) | 262 (23)
860 (77) |
| No. of hours per week in patient care | ||
| >= 20
< 20 | 1566 (83)
312 (17) | - - |
| Self-reported certification | ||
| Primary care
Specialty Not specified | 594 (32)
1196 (64) 88 (5) | - - - |
| Academic affiliation | ||
| Yes
No | 714 (38)
1164 (62) | - - |
| *Percentages may not total 100 because of rounding. | ||