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Table 1 Comparison of general practitioner (GP) characteristics for the sample and the population of Australian general practitioners in 2001.

From: The contribution of demographic and morbidity factors to self-reported visit frequency of patients: a cross-sectional study of general practice patients in Australia

 

GP sample

Australian population of GPs(a)

N

379

17,534

Male

61.4%

67.5%

Age group

  

<35 years

8.2%

12.1%

35–44

29.3%

27.1%

45–54

36.7%

32.0%

55 +

25.9%

28.8%

Urban/Metropolitan practice

76.0%

72.6%

Solo practice

16.1%

Not available

5 plus GPs in practice

45.2%

Not available

  1. (a) defined as practitioners who claimed the equivalent of 1,500 general practice (A1) Medicare items of service in 2001 (Medicare Benefits Schedule unpublished data, Australian Department of Health and Ageing)