Callers’ characteristics (N = 6623) | ||
---|---|---|
 | N | (%) |
Caller profession | ||
 Physician | 4135 | 62.4 |
 Nurse | 1235 | 18.7 |
 Emergency service provider | 27 | 0.4 |
 Medic | 9 | 0.1 |
 Administrator / medical secretary | 290 | 4.4 |
 General public | 162 | 2.5 |
 Other | 731 | 11.0 |
 Missing | 34 | 0.5 |
Total | 6623 | 100 |
Work setting | ||
 Outpatient clinic | 4915 | 74.2 |
 Hospital | 575 | 8.7 |
 Emergency services | 29 | 0.4 |
 Local Department of Health | 20 | 0.3 |
 Mother-child clinic | 12 | 0.2 |
 Other | 1071 | 16.2 |
 Missing | 1 | 0.0 |
Total | 6623 | 100 |
District | ||
 Northern (16.1% of Israel’s population) | 589 | 13.9 |
 Haifa (11.5% of Israel’s population) | 341 | 8.0 |
 Tel Aviv (15.9% of Israel’s population) | 403 | 9.5 |
 Central (24.5% of Israel’s population) | 1245 | 29.3 |
 Jerusalem (15.9% of Israel’s population) | 860 | 20.2 |
 Southern (14.5% of Israel’s population) | 593 | 14.0 |
 Judea/Samaria (4.8% of Israel’s population) | 216 | 5.1 |
Total | 4247 | 100 |