Table 2 Background information on the veterinary practitioners
Type of practice among those participating in the survey | Number of members (% of all members in practice) | Sample size (% of members in the named group) | Number of respondents (% of sampled practitioners in the group) | % of all respondents (n = 262) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Community/county veterinarian in countryside | 233 (27%) | 176 (76%) | 73 (41%) | 27.9 |
Community/county veterinarian working in city | 119 (14%) | 91 (76%) | 35 (38%) | 13.4 |
Community/county head of health services | 13 (2%) | 13 (100%) | 9 (69%) | 3.4 |
Government or Helsinki University | 80 (9%) | 42 (53%) | 19 (45%) | 7.3 |
Private practitioner | 180 (21%) | 132 (73%) | 48 (36%) | 18.3 |
Veterinarians with non-permanent positions | 141 (16%) | 136 (96%) | 47 (35%) | 17.9 |
Student with right to practice the profession | 92 (11%) | 91 (99%) | 31 (34%) | 11.8 |
Total | 858 | 681 (79%) | 262 (38%) | 100 |