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Canadian Medical Association Journal

1998 CMA PRQ

Group practice

What size is your group practice? (shared patients and/or expenses)

Includes only physicians who are in group practice.

  Overall Female Male 34 and under 35 - 44 45 - 54 55 - 64 65 and over
Total 1911 581 1330 216 715 602 280 98
2 physicians 18.7% 19.1% 18.5% 17.6% 18.5% 20.6% 15.7% 19.4%
3 - 5 physicians 35.1% 39.4% 33.2% 38.4% 36.1% 34.1% 31.8% 36.7%
6 - 15 physicians 29.9% 28.2% 30.6% 33.8% 28.5% 28.4% 34.6% 26.5%
More than 15 13.7% 9.8% 15.3% 6.9% 13.8% 14.5% 16.8% 13.3%
No Response 2.7% 3.4% 2.3% 3.2% 3.1% 2.5% 1.1% 4.1%
  100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


What size is your group practice? (shared patients and/or expenses)

Includes only physicians who are in group practice.

  GP/FP Med spec Surg spec Rural Urban
Total 1078 614 217 168 1743
2 physicians 21.4% 10.4% 28.6% 25.6% 18.0%
3 - 5 physicians 41.1% 24.9% 34.6% 46.4% 34.0%
6 - 15 physicians 29.0% 33.6% 23.5% 20.2% 30.8%
More than 15 6.7% 27.7% 8.3% 3.6% 14.6%
No Response 1.8% 3.4% 5.1% 4.2% 2.5%
  100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%