Practitioner Characteristics | New South Wales | Victoria | Other States | p | |||
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Number of patients per week | mean | min, max (SD) | mean | min, max (SD) | mean | min, max (SD) | Â |
 New patients | 6.0 | 0, 40 (5.4) | 4.5 | 0, 20 (3.2) | 9.9 | 0, 85 (15.0) | 0.002 |
 Ongoing patients | 44.0 | 5, 230 (35.8) | 34.1 | 0, 170 (21.4) | 43.9 | 0, 220 (40.1) | 0.044 |
Income per annum (AUD) | % | n | % | n | % | n | 0.003 |
 Under $50,000 | 21.2 | 25 | 32.6 | 73 | 21.4 | 21.4 | |
 $50-100 K | 38.1 | 45 | 43.3 | 97 | 32.6 | 32.6 | |
 $100-$150 K | 21.2 | 25 | 12.1 | 27 | 20.2 | 20.2 | |
 More than $150 K | 19.5 | 23 | 12.1 | 27 | 25.8 | 25.8 | |
Practitioner satisfaction with patient load | |||||||
 Happy with patient load | 50.0 | 17 | 40.4 | 42 | 63.6 | 21 | 0.06 |
 Would like more patients | 50.0 | 17 | 59.6 | 63 | 36.4 | 12 |