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Table 1 Quantitative survey sample compared to representative statistics

From: How can primary care benefit from digital health applications? – a quantitative, explorative survey on attitudes and experiences of general practitioners in Germany

 

Sample (N = 5,868)

Representative statistics

Gender:

61% male,

39% female

59% male,

41% femalea

Average age:

54 (median: 54)

56 (median: 57)a

Practice setting:

59% medium and large cities,

41% rural and small towns

41% medium and large cities,

59% rural and small townsa

Type of practice:

52% solo practices,

32% group practices,

16% medical care centers or other facilities

56% solo practices,

38% group practices,

6% medical care centers or other facilitiesa

Patients per quarter:

17% 500–1,500, 36% 1,501–2,000, 47% > 2,000

No complete data available

  1. aBased on the health insurance research data for Germany (as of: Dec 31, 2021), available for download at: https://gesundheitsdaten.kbv.de/