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Table 4 Physician characteristics

From: The effect of a mystery shopper scheme on prescribing behavior in primary care: Results from a field experiment

  

Audit 1

   

Audit 2

  

Control

 

Treatment

 

Control

 

Treatment

 

Variables

 

Freq.

N

Freq.

N

Freq.

N

Freq.

N

Gender

Male

24

48

23

48

19

47

25

47

 

Female

24

48

25

48

28

47

22

47

Age

≤30

2

48

2

48

2

47

2

47

 

[31,40]

24

48

26

48

16

47

26

47

 

[41,50]

12

48

18

48

21

47

12

47

 

≥51

10

48

2

48

8

47

7

47

  1. Age is categorized into four levels: younger than or equal to 30 years old; between 31 to 40 years old; between 41 to 50 years old; older than or equal to 51 years old