Table 1.
Surgeon demographics and practice characteristics
| Characteristic | n (%) |
| Age range (yr) | |
| 30–39 | 7 (8) |
| 40–49 | 29 (35) |
| 50–59 | 30 (37) |
| Over 60 | 16 (20) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 74 (90) |
| Female | 8 (10) |
| Area of practice | |
| City (tertiary/quaternary referral centre) | 11 (13.4) |
| City (secondary referral) | 65 (79.3) |
| Rural and regional | 6 (7.3) |
| Location of practice | |
| New Zealand | 14 (17) |
| Australia | 68 (83) |
| New South Wales | 24 (29) |
| Victoria | 18 (22) |
| South Australia | 7 (9) |
| Western Australia | 4 (5) |
| Queensland | 15 (18) |
| Location of subspecialty traininga | |
| Australia/New Zealand | 54 (66) |
| Europe | 21 (25) |
| North America | 8 (9) |
| Average years in practice (yr ± SD) | 16.8 ± 9.7 |
a
1 respondent listed 2 locations of subspecialty training.