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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of factors associated with GP supply across postal areas, 2006

From: The supply of general practitioners across local areas: accounting for spatial heterogeneity

Variable

Source

Year

Mean

SD

Range

GP supply

 GP count

AMPCo

2008

10.023

14.760

(0, 118)

 GPs per 1,000

AMPCo

2008/06

0.909

1.154

(0, 22.727)

Annual gross taxable income ($10,000)

ATO

2006

4.826

1.403

(2.881, 19.363)

Labour force participation (%)

Census

2006

73.188

6.945

(42.610, 97.480)

Mortality Rate (per 1,000 persons)

Census

2006

6.205

1.554

(2.4, 36.7)

Rurality

 ARIA

Census

2006

2.157

2.958

(1, 15)

Amenities

 Hospitals

Directory

2009

0.399

0.734

(0, 11)

 Private Schools

Directory

2010

1.022

1.702

(0, 14)

Indigenous (%)

Census

2006

2.770

7.116

(0, 88.366)

Female (%)

Census

2006

49.667

2.524

(24.55, 59.23)

Percent 0-14 (%)

Census

2006

19.909

4.424

(0, 38.498)

Percent 65+ (%)

Census

2006

13.929

5.518

(0, 42.947)

Population (1,000s)

Census

2006

8.697

10.447

(0.056, 85.333)