Table 2 Concordance of the Index of Rural Access scores against two current classifications
From: The index of rural access: an innovative integrated approach for measuring primary care access
| Â | Â | Index of Rural Access (access scores in the form of provider-to-patient ratios) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  |  | >1:1200 | 1:1200–1:1600 | 1:1600–1:2000 | 1:2000–1:2500 | 1:2500–1:3000 | <1:3000 |
| Â | Â | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
RRMA classification | Large Rural (25 k–99 k) | 0% | 34% | 44% | 21% | 1% | 0% |
|  | Small Rural (10 k–25 k) | 0% | 33% | 30% | 34% | 2% | 0% |
| Â | Other Rural (<10 k) | 4% | 16% | 18% | 17% | 17% | 29% |
ASGC Remoteness index | Inner Regional | 8% | 34% | 29% | 14% | 8% | 8% |
| Â | Outer Regional | 0% | 5% | 12% | 36% | 12% | 36% |