Table 1. Baseline characteristics of participants, stratified by level of education
CharacteristicsOverall n = 503Medical students n = 46 (9.8%)Residents n = 228 (48.3%)GPsan = 196 (41.7%)P value
Sex, n (%)
 Female352 (75.1)43 (93.5)168 (74.0)141 (71.9)0.009
Mean age, years (SD) 33.6 (5.7)25.5 (2.0)31.7 (3.8)38.1 (4.3)<0.001
Language, n (%) 0.016
 German430 (91.5)43 (93.5)200 (87.2)187 (95.4)
 French40 (8.5)3 (6.5)28 (12.3)9 (4.6)
Civil status, n (%) <0.001
 Single104 (22.2)19 (41.3)63 (27.6)22 (11.3)
 With partner167 (35.6)27 (58.7)92 (40.4)48 (24.6)
 Married198 (42.2)0 (0)73 (32.0)125 (64.1)
Children, n (%) 198 (42.3)0 (0)62 (27.2)136 (70.1)<0.001
Part-time work, n (%) 246 (52.8)14 (32.6)b 67 (29.4)b 165 (84.6)<0.001
  • 33 (6.5%) participants did not specify if they were students, residents, or GPs and were therefore only analysed in the overall column.

  • aGPs early in their career. bTotal n = 466, due to missing data.