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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of included participants

From: Preparedness for practice of newly qualified dental practitioners in the Australian context: an exploratory study

Demographic characteristics

New Graduates / Students

N* (%)

Stakeholders

N* (%)

Gender

ā€ƒFemale

31 (68.9)

36 (58.1)

ā€ƒMale

14 (31.1)

24 (38.7)

Age group

ā€ƒ20-24

24 (57.2)

ā€“

ā€ƒ25-29

9 (21.4)

1 (1.6)

ā€ƒ30-34

2 (4.8)

6 (9.7)

ā€ƒ35-39

4 (9.5)

3 (4.8)

ā€ƒ40-44

3 (7.1)

7 (11.3)

ā€ƒ45-54

ā€“

16 (25.8)

ā€ƒ55-64

ā€“

20 (32.3)

ā€ƒ65+

ā€“

9 (14.5)

Year of first registration

ā€ƒā€‰<ā€‰2006

ā€“

45 (73.8)

ā€ƒ2006-2010

ā€“

6 (9.8)

ā€ƒ2011-2015

ā€“

6 (9.8)

ā€ƒ2016-2020

44 (100)

4 (6.6)

Primary work setting

ā€ƒUrban

24 (72.7)

59 (67.3)

ā€ƒRegional

9 (27.3)

26 (32.7)

Primary work setting

ā€ƒPrivate

6 (33.3)

4 (6.5)

ā€ƒMix

9 (50.0)

36 (58.1)

ā€ƒPublic

3 (16.7)

11 (17.7)

ā€ƒTeaching

ā€“

6 (9.7)

ā€ƒOther

ā€“

5 (8.0)

Location of education

ā€ƒNew South Wales

4 (8.9)

16 (25.7)

ā€ƒVictoria

5 (11.1)

9 (14.5)

ā€ƒSouth Australia

1 (2.2)

6 (9.7)

ā€ƒWestern Australia

5 (11.1)

5 (8.1)

ā€ƒQueensland

18 (40.0)

14 (22.6)

ā€ƒOther or not reported

12 (26.7)

12 (19.4)

  1. *Figures may not add due to missing values