Table 1 Demography of respondents to survey
From: Referring patients to specialists: A structured vignette survey of Australian and British GPs
| Â | SITE | Â | |
|---|---|---|---|
Variable | UK | WA | Total |
GP Gender | Â | Â | Â |
Males | 46 (51.7) | 87 (50.9) | 133 (51.1) |
GP Age Group | Â | Â | Â |
20–29 | 0 | 10 (5.8) | 10 |
30–39 | 21 (23.6) | 59 (34.5) | 80 |
40–49 | 35 (39.3) | 55 (32.2) | 90 |
50–59 | 25 (28.1) | 30 (17.5) | 55 |
60+ | 7 (7.9) | 17 (9.9) | 24 |
Practice Location | Â | Â | Â |
Rural | 0 | 52 | 52 |
Metro | 89 | 79 | 168 |
Outer Metro | 0 | 41 | 41 |
Number of years in practice | Â | Â | Â |
<5 | 8 | 40 | 48 |
5–10 | 17 | 29 | 46 |
10–15 | 16 | 32 | 48 |
15–20 | 16 | 25 | 41 |
20+ | 31 | 45 | 76 |
Full time equivalent GPs in the practice | Â | Â | Â |
<=1 | 15 | 21 | 36 |
2–4 | 45 | 82 | 127 |
5–7 | 27 | 54 | 81 |
>=8 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
Teaching | Â | Â | Â |
None | 28 | 49 | 77 |
Medical students | 17 | 51 | 68 |
GP Registrars | 12 | 12 | 24 |
Other | 7 | 6 | 13 |
Combinations | 25 | 51 | 76 |