Table 1 Characteristics of participating registrars, including by round of data collection (registrar-round)
Registrar characteristics (n=1736) | n (%) | |
Registrar gender | Female | 1114 (64.2) |
Qualified as doctor in Australia | Yes | 1724 (82.5) |
Training Pathway | General | 1277 (74.1) |
Registrar-round characteristics (n= 4072) | ||
Registrar works full-time | Yes | 3077 (77.7) |
Age (years) | Mean ± SD | 32.4 ± 6.1 |
<=30 | 1825 (45.9) | |
31-40 | 1684 (42.3) | |
41-50 | 389 (9.8) | |
51+ | 80 (2.0) | |
Training term | Term 1 | 1614 (39.6) |
Term 2 | 1469 (36.1) | |
Term 3 | 989 (24.3) | |
Registrar worked at practice previously | Yes | 994 (24.7) |
Practice routinely bulk bills | Yes | 894 (22.3) |
Practice Size (No. GPs working at the practice) | Small (1-4 GPs) | 1427 (36.1) |
Large (5+ GPs) | 2527(63.9) | |
Rurality | Major city | 2443 (60.2) |
Inner regional | 1024 (25.2) | |
Outer regional remote | 594 (14.6) | |