Table 2 Characteristics of respondents to the evaluation with GPs in Australia and Qld (%).
GP demographics | BEACH Study 1998-2003 Australian sample[23] (n = 5,021) | BEACH study 1998-2003 Qld sample[23] (n = 933) | GP population Australian sample[22] (n = 18,787) | Respondents (n = 92) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 67.4 | 64.6 | 66 | 58.1 |
Female | 32.6 | 35.4 | 34 | 41.9 |
Age distribution | Â | Â | Â | Â |
<34 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 12 | 14.1 |
35-44 | 30.1 | 33.9 | 32 | 48.8 |
45-44 | 34.2 | 33.2 | 30 | 26.7 |
65+ | 28.4 | 25.8 | 26 | 10.5 |
Practice location | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Capital city | 67.1 | 50.6 | 68 | 47.7 |
Other metropolitan | 7.7 | 14.1 | 7 | 37.2 |
Rural/remote | 25.3 | 35.4 | 25 | 15.2 |