Table 1.

Participating trainee and practice characteristics: N = 132; not all data were available for all respondents.

CHARACTERISTICVALUE95% CIs
Sex, n (%)
  • Male49 (38.6)30.4–47.4
  • Female78 (61.4)52.6–69.6
Australian qualified, n (%)
  • No20 (15.4)10.1–22.8
  • Yes110 (84.6)77.2–89.9
Mean (SD) age, y32.0 (5.6)NA
Training term, n (%)
  • Term 144 (33.3)25.7–41.9
  • Term 287 (65.9)57.3–73.6
  • Term 31 (0.8)0.1–5.3
Worked at the practice previously, n (%)
  • No95 (74.2)65.8–81.1
  • Yes33 (25.8)18.7–34.2
Works full time, n (%)
  • No29 (22.8)16.3–31.1
  • Yes98 (77.2)68.9–83.7
Bulk billing practice,* n (%)
  • No104 (81.2)73.4–87.2
  • Yes24 (18.8)12.8–26.6
No. of GPs in practice, n (%)
  • 1–543 (33.9)26.1–42.6
  • ≥ 684 (66.1)57.4–73.9
Rurality of practice, n (%)
  • Major city88 (68.8)60.1–76.3
  • Inner regional33 (25.8)18.9–34.2
  • Outer regional, remote, or very remote7 (5.5)2.6–11.1
Mean (SD) SES of practice5.8 (2.9)NA
RTP code
  • 152 (39.4)31.3–48.1
  • 211 (8.3)4.6–14.5
  • 369 (52.3)43.7–60.8
  • NA—not applicable, RTP—regional training provider, SES—socioeconomic status.

  • * No financial cost to patient.

  • Based on the Socio-Economic Index for Area.12