Table 1 Characteristics of the sample and comparison with 2007 ACT Medical Registration Board data for GPs working 25 hours or less a week
From: Are “part-time” general practitioners workforce idlers or committed professionals?
Sample | ACT Medical Registration Board 2007 Part time GPs | |
|---|---|---|
n = 27 | n = 56 | |
Average age (yrs) | ||
Females | 47 | 45 |
Males | 58 | 61 |
Gender (%) | ||
Females | 66 | 53 |
Males | 33 | 37 |
Registration (%) | ||
Vocationally registered | 82 | 83 |
RACGP* registrar | 4 | 1 |
Other | 14 | 6 |
Unknown | - | 6 |
Original training (%) | ||
Australia | 93 | 72 |
Overseas | 7 | 22 |
Unknown | - | 4 |