Table 1

Participants (n=59)

	Sample		National population*
	Mean	SD	Mean
GP demographics
Age (years)	44	11.1	50.5
Years after graduation	20	11.2
Years of GP experience	15	11.4
GP sessions/week	7	2.9
Number of GPs in the clinic	8	4.2

	N	Per cent	Per cent

Male	31	52.5	60.9
Graduated in Australia	41	69.5	65.9
Registrars	11	18.6	3.8
FRACGP	37	62.7	56.8
Principals	13	22
Primary practice demographics
Accredited	59	100.0	88.6
Location
ACT	1	1.7	1.5
NSW	7	11.9	33.1
QLD	5	8.5	19.5
SA	5	8.5	8.4
TAS	0	0.0	2.6
VIC	14	23.7	25.1
WA	27	45.8	9.1
Remoteness
Major city	42	71.2	71.1
Inner regional	9	15.2	18.9
Outer regional	4	6.8	8.1
Remote	4	6.8	0.9
Patient consultations
Patient consultation h/week
<11	7	11.9	1.2
11–20	11	18.6	12.2
21–40	30	50.9	53.0
41–60	10	16.9	32.1
>60	1	1.7	1.4
Non-English consultations
No	47	79.7
<25%	11	18.6	21.7
>50%	1	1.7	2.8