Table 1.
SARNet member demographics (2002/03)
| Number (Percentage) | ||||
| Demographics | Respondents | Non-respondents | Total members | Response rate |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | % | |
| Profession | ||||
| Total number * | 81 (100) | 148 (100) | 229 (100) | 35 |
| Allied health professionals | 26 (32) | 25 (17) | 51 (22) | 51 |
| General Practitioners, Divisional staff | 19 (23) | 16 (11) | 35 (13) | 54 |
| Health service employees | 11 (14) | 55 (37) | 66 (29) | 17 |
| Nurses | 9 (11) | 32 (22) | 41 (18) | 22 |
| Academics | 9 (11) | 15 (10) | 24 (10) | 33 |
| Hospital doctors, specialists | 7 (9) | 0 (0) | 7 (3) | 100 |
| Other (not specified) | - | 5 (3) | 5 (2) | - |
| Location | ||||
| Total number * | 86 (100) | 143 (100) | 229 (100) | 38 |
| Metropolitan | 67 (29) | 113 (50) | 180 (79) | 37 |
| Rural | 19 (8) | 29 (13) | 48 (21) | 40 |
| Subgroups: South Australia | 80 (35) | 131 (57) | 211 (93) | 40 |
| Interstate | 6 (3) | 11 (5) | 17 (7) | 35 |
| Metropolitan South Australia | 66 (29) | 112 (49) | 178 (78) | 37 |
| Rural South Australia | 14 (6) | 19 (8) | 33 (15) | 42 |
| Gender | ||||
| Total number * | 88 (100) | 141 (100) | 229 (100) | 38 |
| Female | 68 (76) | 99 (70) | 167 (73) | 41 |
| Male | 20 (23) | 42 (30) | 62 (27) | 32 |
* depending on valid survey responses