Characteristics of survey respondents
Variable | All respondents n=638 | Ever had problem n=223 | Had problem in last 12 months n=132 | UK population comparator |
GP satisfaction | Missing=0 | Missing=0 | Missing=0 | English GP patient survey25 |
Yes, definitely | 384 (60%) | 81 (36%) | 55 (42%) | 64% |
Yes, to some extent | 208 (33%) | 110 (49%) | 52 (39%) | 28% |
No, not at all | 39 (6%) | 27 (12%) | 21 (16%) | 4% |
Do not know/cannot say | 7 (1%) | 5 (2%) | 4 (3%) | 3% |
Worked or volunteered in healthcare | Missing=92 | Missing=40 | Missing=19 | NHS workforce* |
Yes | 166 (30%) | 64 (35%) | 41 (36%) | 3% |
Gender | Missing=87 | Missing=38 | Missing=16 | ONS mid-2015 estimates† |
Female | 268 (49%) | 106 (57%) | 63 (54%) | 51% |
Age | Missing=85 | Missing=37 | Missing=15 | ONS mid-2015 estimates† |
16–34 years | 42 (8%) | 22 (12%) | 11 (9%) | 31% |
35–54 years | 143 (26%) | 54 (29%) | 34 (29%) | 34% |
55–64 years | 162 (29%) | 59 (32%) | 31 (27%) | 14% |
65–74 years | 170 (31%) | 44 (24%) | 32 (27%) | 12% |
Over 75 years | 36 (7%) | 7 (4%) | 9 (8%) | 9% |
Last primary care contact | Missing=88 | Missing=39 | Missing=14 | English GP patient survey25 |
Within last week | 169 (31%) | 65 (35%) | 48 (41%) | 84% within last 12 months |
Within last month | 248 (45%) | 79 (43%) | 47 (40%) | |
Within the last 12 months | 121 (22%) | 34 (18%) | 20 (17%) | |
Over 12 months ago | 12 (2%) | 6 (3%) | 3 (3%) | 15% |
Usual primary care usage | Missing=88 | Missing=40 | Missing=17 | |
At least once a month | 181 (33%) | 73 (40%) | 52 (45%) | - |
At least once per 6 months | 285 (52%) | 79 (43%) | 45 (39%) | - |
Once per 12 months or less | 84 (15%) | 31 (17%) | 18 (16%) | - |
GP, general practitioner; NHS, National Health Service; ONS, Office for National Statistics.