Table 1 Participating registrar (trainee), registrar-term and practice characteristics
Variable | Class | n % (95% CIs) or Mean (SD) |
|---|---|---|
Registrar variables (n = 400) | ||
Registrar gender | Male | 125 31.3% (26.7-35.8) |
Female | 275 68.8% (64.2-73.3) | |
Pathway registrar enrolled in | General | 310 77.7% (73.6-81.8) |
Rural | 89 22.3% (18.2-26.4) | |
Qualified as a doctor in Australia | No | 106 26.8% (22.4-31.1) |
Yes | 290 73.2% (68.9-77.6) | |
Registrar works fulltime | No | 175 21.4% (18.6-24.2) |
Yes | 642 78.6% (75.8-81.4) | |
Registrar age (years) | Mean (SD) | 33.03 (6.73) |
Registrar-term or practice-term variables (n = 831) | ||
Registrar training term | Term 1 | 333 40.1% (36.7-43.4) |
Term 2 | 290 34.9% (31.7-38.1) | |
Term 3 | 156 18.8% (16.1-21.4) | |
Term 4 | 52 6.3% (4.6-7.9) | |
Registrar worked at the practice previously | No | 541 71.2% (68.0-74.4) |
Yes | 219 28.8% (25.6-32.0) | |
Does the practice routinely bulk bill | No | 691 84.7% (82.2-87.2) |
Yes | 125 15.3% (12.8-17.8) | |
Number of GPs working at the practice | 1-4 | 260 31.8% (28.6-35.0) |
5-9 | 445 54.5% (51.0-57.9) | |
Ten or more | 112 12.7% (11.3-16.1) | |
Rurality of practice | Major City | 454 54.8% (51.4-58.2) |
Inner regional | 276 33.3% (30.1-36.5) | |
Outer regional or remote | 99 11.9% (9.7-14.2) | |
SEIFA* Index (decile) of practice | Mean (SD) | 989.2 (68.5) |