Table 1.

Demographics

	Perth		Melbourne		Adelaide		Total
	Frequency	%	Frequency	%	Frequency	%	Frequency	%
Gender
Male	4	29	1	7	6	19	11	18
Female	10	71	14	93	25	81	49	82
Total	14	100	15	100	31	100	60	100
Employment
Part time	1	7	3	20	8	26	12	20
Full time	13	93	12	80	23	74	48	80
Total	14	100	15	100	31	100	60	100
Education
Certificate or diploma	0	0	1	7	6	19	7	12
Undergraduate degree	11	79	12	86	25	81	48	81
Master degree	3	21	1	7	0	0	4	7
Years practicing
<5	10	71	5	33	7	23	22	37
5–9	2	14	5	33	10	32	17	28
10–14	1	7	1	6	6	19	8	13
15–19	1	7	2	13	4	13	7	12
20–24		0	0	0	1	3	1	2
25<		0	1	6	3	10	4	7
Missing	0	0	1	6	0	0	1	2
Total	14	100	15	100	31	100	60	100
Participated in any communication skills training during RT qualification	9	64	5	36	12	39	26	44
Participated in any communication skills training since qualifying	5	36	6	43	5	16	16	27