Table 1 RAHW survey respondents by work sector, age and gender
|  | PUBLIC (N = 833) | PRIVATE (N = 756) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | N total | Mean Age (yrs) | N Public | % Female | Mean Age (yrs) | N Private | % Female |
Audiologist | 9 | 49.8 | 4 | 100% | 49.2 | 5 | 80% |
Chiropractor | 81 | 32 | 1 | 0% | 46.0 | 78 | 32% |
Dietician | 55 | 33.0 | 53 | 96% | 40 | 1 | 100% |
Medical Radiation Science | 231 | 44.4 | 139 | 67% | 41.0 | 87 | 67% |
Occupational Therapist | 135 | 36.4 | 114 | 97% | 38.0 | 16 | 75% |
Optometrist | 71 | n/a | 0 | n/a | 44.5 | 69 | 38% |
Osteopath | 21 | n/a | 0 | n/a | 44.1 | 12 | 52% |
Pharmacist | 244 | 48.1 | 37 | 65% | 55.3 | 199 | 51% |
Physiotherapist | 338 | 43.7 | 165 | 83% | 46.0 | 166 | 71% |
Podiatrist | 52 | 42.6 | 8 | 88% | 40.9 | 44 | 73% |
Psychologist | 112 | 45.2 | 80 | 69% | 52.1 | 29 | 59% |
Social Worker | 103 | 44.5 | 95 | 84% | 47.8 | 4 | 75% |
Speech Pathologist | 69 | 32.7 | 67 | 97% | 31 | 1 | 100% |
Other | 68 | 47.8 | 49 | 84% | 46.7 | 19 | 58% |
Total | 1589 | 41.9 | 833 | 80% | 47.0 | 756 | 56% |