Basic demographic characteristics of the study sample
| Study sample | Overall values for general practices in South Hesse | |
| Professionals (all) | 332 | Unknown |
| Doctors | 89 (26.8%) | Unknown |
| Healthcare assistants | 220 (66.3%) | |
| Other | 21 (6.3%) | |
| Unknown | 2 (0.6%) | |
| Practices (sum) | 60 | 2948 |
| Rural community | 1 (1.7%) | 166 (5.6%) |
| Small town | 25 (41.7%) | 1208 (50.0%) |
| Medium-sized town | 18 (30.0%) | 856 (29.0%) |
| Large town | 16 (26.7%) | 718 (24.4%) |
| Kind of practice (sum) | 60 | 2948 |
| Single | 40 (66.7%) | 2220 (75.3%) |
| Group | 20 (33.3%) | 728 (24.7%) |
| Team size (individuals) | 60 practices | |
| Small (up to 4) | 24 (40.0%) | Unknown |
| Medium (5–8) | 30 (50.0%) | |
| Large (>8) | 6 (10.0%) |