Table 2.

Characteristics of the hospital of admission

	All hospitals (N=313)
	N	Per cent
Hospital type
Public	224	71.6
Private	88	28.1
Hospital remoteness
Major city	124	39.6
Inner regional	72	23.0
Outer regional	94	30.0
Remote/very remote	20	6.4
Hospital depth of coding
1—least comprehensive	48	15.3
2	91	29.1
3	89	28.4
4—most comprehensive	85	27.2
Hospital peer group
Principal referral	14	4.5
Major	33	10.5
District	51	16.3
Community	121	38.7
Other	94	30.0