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Table 2 Relationship between practice income/workload and location of practice

From: Impact of the workforce distribution on the viability of the osteopathic profession in Australia: results from a national survey of registered osteopaths

Practitioner Characteristics

New South Wales

Victoria

Other States

p

Number of patients per week

mean

min, max (SD)

mean

min, max (SD)

mean

min, max (SD)

 

 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