| N = 28* | (%) | |
| Gender‡ | ||
| Male | 20 | (71) |
| Female | 8 | (29) |
| Age‡ | ||
| <45 | 5 | (18) |
| 45–55 | 14 | (50) |
| 55–65 | 9 | (32) |
| Years of experience as a GP | ||
| 1–9 | 4 | (14) |
| 10–20 | 11 | (39) |
| >20 | 13 | (46) |
| Religious belief | ||
| Yes | 8 | (29) |
| Practice‡ | ||
| Working alone | 12 | (43) |
| Working in association | 16 | (57) |
| Localisation of general practice | ||
| City | 14 | (50) |
| Rural community | 4 | (14) |
| Mixed | 9 | (32) |
| Other | 1 | (3) |
| Had received explicit requests for euthanasia in the past | 25 | (89) |
| Had ever performed euthanasia in the past | 18 | (64) |
| Attitudes towards euthanasia† | ||
| Restrictive | 13 | (46) |
| Permissive | 4 | (14) |
| No change | 11 | (39) |
*The characteristics of two of the thirty participating physicians are missing.
†Questions about attitudes asked during the interview for the nationwide study
‡According to the NIVEL institute, (Netherlands Institute for Health services Research) Utrecht, The Netherlands (retrieved 31 Oct 2006) these variables were distributed as follow in the year 2002: with concern to gender 76% is male, 24% is female; with concern to age >45: 35%, 45–55: 49%, 55–65: 16%; with concern to practice: working alone: 40%, working in association: 60%.