Table 2 Demographic and practice characteristics associated with referral to a naturopath by rural and regional GPs in New South Wales, Australia (n = 585*)

Sex

 Male

48.1

55.4

0.115

 Female

51.9

44.6

Age

 25-34

3.9

10.7

0.011

 35-44

25.3

20.2

 45-54

37.7

37.8

 55-64

29.3

23.2

 >65

3.9

8.1

RRMA

 3

33.8

26.5

0.067

 4

39.0

42.7

 5

22.1

26.2

 6

3.9

2.3

 7

1.3

2.3

Australian graduate?

 Yes

78.6

77.7

0.828

 No

21.4

22.3

Initially from a rural area?

 Yes

26.0

34.6

0.051

 No

74.0

65.4

Patient load (per week)

 <50

21.4

14.2

<0.001

 51-100

37.0

35.8

 101-150

14.3

35.3

 151-200

20.8

9.7

 >200

6.5

5.1