Table 3. Demographic variables of the 18 participants attending a qualitative interview study about patients’ experiences from talking with their regular GP about couple relationship problems (2021–2022)

Variables	n	Missing	%	Median	Minimum	Maximum
Age	18	0		45.5	32	66
31–40 years	5		27.8
41–50 years	6		33.3
51–60 years	1		5.6
61–70 years	6		33.3
Gender	18	0
Women	13		72.2
Men	5		27.8
Urban/Rural	18	0
Urban	10		55.6
Rural	8		44.4
Municipality	18	0
≥10 000 inhabitants	15		83.3
<10 000 inhabitants	3		16.7
Self-rated health (Likert 1–5)	18	0		3	1	5
Very good (4, 5)	5		27.8
Good (3)	5		27.8
Poor (1, 2)	8		44.4
Education	18	0
High school	7		38.9
Higher education	11		61.1
Marital status	18	0
Married	9		50.0
Cohabitant	3		16.7
Divorced	5		27.8
Widow(er)	1		5.6
Current marital/cohabitant time	18	0		16	2	45
Not applicable	4		22.2
<5 years	3		16.7
5–20 years	4		22.2
>20 years	7		38.9
RSS in current relationship	13	5		4.6	2.2	6.0
RSS 5–6	5
RSS <5	8
Experienced divorce/break-up?	18	0
No	7		38.9
Yes, once	9		50.0
Yes, twice	2		11.1
The consultation was about…	18	0
…a former relationship	7
…the current relationship	11
The participant’s GP	17	1
Specialist	12
In specialisation	5
The GP’s patient list size	17	1
>1000 patients	11
≤1000 patients	6
The GP’s gender	16	3
Male	9
Female	7

RSS = Relationship satisfaction scale.