Table 1.
Characteristics of GP registrars and their teaching practices
| Registrar variables, N = 631 | n (%)a |
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| Sex, Female | 384 (61) |
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| Qualified as doctor overseas | 77 (12) |
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| Years worked in hospital before entering GP training, mean (SD) | 3.0 (2.6) |
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| Registrar round/practice variables, N = 1070b | |
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| Worked at the practice in a previous term | 224 (21) |
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| Registrar age, years, mean (SD) | 32.5 (6.3) |
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| Registrar works part time | 223 (22) |
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| Registrar training term | |
| Term 1 | 414 (39) |
| Term 2 | 458 (43) |
| Term 3 | 198 (19) |
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| Practice rurality/urbanicity | |
| Major city | 728 (69) |
| Inner regional | 237 (22) |
| Outer regional | 94 (9) |
| Remote | 0 (0) |
| Very remote | 0 (0) |
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| Practice location SES status (SEIFA index), mean (SD) | 5.8 (2.9) |
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| Practice routinely bulk bills | 367 (36) |
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| Full-time equivalent GPs working at the practice | |
| 1–4 | 426 (41) |
| ≥5 | 602 (59) |
a
Unless otherwise stated.
b
Numbers may not add up to 1070 due to missing data. SD = standard deviation. SEIFA = Socioeconomic Index for Areas. SES = socioeconomic status.