Demographic characteristics and self-reported health of respondents to the 2009 General Practice Patient Survey (England)
| Total survey respondents (n) | % of survey respondents | |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 890 241 | 42.4 |
| Female | 1 207 171 | 57.6 |
| Age group | ||
| 18–24 | 103 040 | 4.9 |
| 25–34 | 229 546 | 10.9 |
| 35–44 | 332 017 | 15.8 |
| 45–54 | 374 722 | 17.8 |
| 55–64 | 426 786 | 20.3 |
| 65–74 | 349 759 | 16.6 |
| 75–84 | 220 795 | 10.5 |
| 85+ | 64 943 | 3.1 |
| Ethnic group | ||
| White | 1 809 150 | 86.3 |
| Mixed | 15 080 | 0.7 |
| Asian* | 112 905 | 5.4 |
| Black† | 57 754 | 2.8 |
| Chinese | 9759 | 0.5 |
| Other ethnic group | 90 644 | 4.3 |
| Socio-economic deprivation quintile | ||
| 1 (affluent) | 378 798 | 17.5 |
| 2 | 410 445 | 19.0 |
| 3 | 423 179 | 19.6 |
| 4 | 440 427 | 20.4 |
| 5 (deprived) | 506 286 | 23.4 |
| Self-rated health | ||
| Excellent | 194 735 | 9.5 |
| Very good | 610 217 | 29.6 |
| Good | 737 993 | 35.8 |
| Fair | 398 319 | 19.3 |
| Poor | 118 102 | 5.7 |