Jeroen van de Pol

80 Chapter 3 Table 1 (continued): Background characteristics of participating pharmacists and group segmentation using Q-methodology. Characteristics of the participants Total No group Number of respondents 166 18 Age in years (mean ± SD) 40.0 ± 10.7 43.5 ± 11.9 Gender • Male 63 (38.0%) 11 (55.0%) Graduation year (mean ± SD) 2003 ± 10 2000 ± 12 Working experience in years (mean ± SD) 13.5 ± 10.0 15.9 ± 11.0 Type of pharmacist • Resident and owner • Resident in paid employment • Non-resident in paid employment 33 (19.9%) 92 (55.4%) 41 (24.7%) 6 (30.0%) 13 (65.0%) 1 (5.0%) Working hours per week (mean ± SD) 37.0 ± 6.4 37.2 ± 3.3 Characteristics of the community pharmacy and surroundings More than one pharmacist in the pharmacy • Yes 107 (64.5%) 10 (50.0%) Average socioeconomic status • Poor residential area • Middle class residential area • Wealthy residential area 29 (17.5%) 117 (70.5%) 20 (12.0%) 7 (35.0%) 11 (55.0%) 2 (10.0%) Average age of population • Mostly young inhabitants • Both young and older inhabitants • Mostly older inhabitants 4 (2.4%) 120 (72.3%) 42 (25.3%) 0 (0.0%) 12 (60.0%) 8 (40.0%) Level of urbanization • Not urbanized (rural) • Hardly urbanized • Moderately urbanized • Heavily urbanized (big city) 23 (13.9%) 28 (16.9%) 80 (48.2%) 35 (21.1%) 4 (20.0%) 3 (15.0%) 8 (40.0%) 5 (25.0%) Part of a chain of pharmacies or a partnership No • Yes, < 5 pharmacies in total • Yes, with 5-25 pharmacies in total • Yes, > 25 pharmacies in total 45 (27.1%) 36 (21.7%) 19 (11.4%) 66 (39.8%) 5 (25.0%) 5 (25.0%) 0 (0.0%) 10 (50.0%) Grading (1-10) the cooperation between the pharmacist and general practitioner 7.8 ± 1.3 7.4 ± 1.5