Table 1

Age, sex and role of community pharmacist respondents
	This survey		Register England 2004 [17]		χ²test of proportions

	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage

Age Group
29 years and under	27	8.1	6855	19.6	χ²= 108.7
30 to 39 years	69	20.6	9093	26.0	p < 0.01
40 to 49 years	104	31.0	7869	22.5
50 to 59 years	92	27.5	5001	14.3
60 to 64 years	29	8.7	1609	4.6
65 years and over	14	4.2	4546	13.0
Total	335	100	46241	100
Sex
Male	120	35.9	21484	46.5	χ²= 14.8
Female	214	64.1	24757	53.5	p < 0.01
Total	334	100	46241	100
Role			RPSGB Census 2003 [11]
Pharmacy owner	35	10.4	3076	16.5	χ ²= 52.3
Pharmacy manager	122	36.4	5214	28.0	p < 0.01
Locum	153	45.7	6562	35.3
Other employee*	25	7.5	3750	20.2
Total	335	100	18602	100

*Second pharmacist in store or relief pharmacist for group of stores.
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