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Table 1 Comparison of achieved sample to target sample.

From: The nexus of evidence, context, and patient preferences in primary care: postal survey of Canadian family physicians

 

Achieved sample* (n = 431)

Target sample (n = 1037)

P value of difference

Age group:

  

0.3701

   25–39 years

157 (36)

417 (40)

 

   40–54 years

186 (43)

429 (41)

 

   55+ years

88 (20)

191 (18)

 

Gender:

  

0.1989

   Male

224 (52)

502 (48)

 

   Female

206 (48)

535 (52)

 

Practice setting:

  

0.7692

   Urban

271 (63)

665 (64)

 

   Rural

157 (37)

372 (36)

 
  1. * Some surveys were returned with missing data. Percentages may not sum to 100 due to rounding. Values are numbers (percentages) of respondents unless otherwise indicated.
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