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Table 1 SARNet member demographics (2002/03)

From: Setting directions for capacity building in primary health care: a survey of a research network

 

Number (Percentage)

Demographics

Respondents

Non-respondents

Total members

Response rate

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

%

Profession

    

Total number *

81 (100)

148 (100)

229 (100)

35

Allied health professionals

26 (32)

25 (17)

51 (22)

51

General Practitioners, Divisional staff

19 (23)

16 (11)

35 (13)

54

Health service employees

11 (14)

55 (37)

66 (29)

17

Nurses

9 (11)

32 (22)

41 (18)

22

Academics

9 (11)

15 (10)

24 (10)

33

Hospital doctors, specialists

7 (9)

0 (0)

7 (3)

100

Other (not specified)

-

5 (3)

5 (2)

-

Location

    

Total number *

86 (100)

143 (100)

229 (100)

38

Metropolitan

67 (29)

113 (50)

180 (79)

37

Rural

19 (8)

29 (13)

48 (21)

40

Subgroups: South Australia

80 (35)

131 (57)

211 (93)

40

Interstate

6 (3)

11 (5)

17 (7)

35

Metropolitan South Australia

66 (29)

112 (49)

178 (78)

37

Rural South Australia

14 (6)

19 (8)

33 (15)

42

Gender

    

Total number *

88 (100)

141 (100)

229 (100)

38

Female

68 (76)

99 (70)

167 (73)

41

Male

20 (23)

42 (30)

62 (27)

32

  1. * depending on valid survey responses