Table 1. Community health centres and patient characteristics.
| Community health centres (n = 36)a | n (%)b |
|---|---|
| Average number of registered patients, mean (SD) | 8897 (5035) |
| Size of practice, average FTE for all staff, mean (SD) | 28 (17) |
| Practice geography, urban | 22 (61) |
| Patient characteristics (n = 173 503)c | |
| Age, years | |
| 0–12 | 14 616 (8) |
| 13–26 | 21 239 (12) |
| 27–40 | 29 985 (17) |
| 41–60 | 47 606 (27) |
| >61 | 60 057 (35) |
| Sex, female | 99 990 (58) |
| English as preferred language of service | 124 547 (72) |
| Education, high school or less | 44 651 (26) |
| Household income | |
| $0–$24 999 | 37 343 (22) |
| $25 000–$59 999 | 22 615 (13) |
| >$60 000 | 16 314 (9) |
| Unknown | 97 231 (56) |
| Living alone | 22 316 (13) |
aData source: organisational survey. bUnless otherwise stated. cData source: electronic medical record. FTE = full-time equivalent. SD = standard deviation.