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Table 1 Average headcount by employment group, before and after NT Emergency Response initial funding flow

From: Long-term trends in supply and sustainability of the health workforce in remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory of Australia

 

Nurse

AHP

Total

Pre^

Post^^

Pre^

Post^^

Pre^

Post^^

Total

120.8

135.1

31.6

**52.2

152.4

187.3

Age < 30

8.1

6.3

2.2

2.8

10.3

9.0

Age 30–49

64.5

50.7

19.2

**35.3

83.7

85.9

Age 50+

48.3

**78.2

10.1

14.1

58.5

**92.3

Female

97.7

103.4

21.2

**40.4

118.9

143.8

Male

29.0

31.8

5.0

**11.7

34.0

43.5

<200 km

22.2

25.4

18.0

21.7

40.3

47.1

200-299 km

27.3

32.9

1.9

**7.8

29.2

*40.7

≥300 km

52.6

58.2

11.5

**21.1

64.0

79.3

non-Aboriginal

18.7

18.6

0.2

**1.6

18.9

20.2

population < 200

7.8

11.2

2.9

*7.0

10.7

*18.2

population 200–349

9.7

12.9

3.0

3.5

12.7

16.4

population 350–799

28.8

30.8

9.5

**19.7

38.2

*50.5

population > 800

55.8

61.6

16.0

20.4

71.8

82.0

  1. Age and gender data averaged for second half of 2007 and 2008 (age and gender data not available prior to 13th pay period in 2007); ^2004–2008 Pre NTER funding; ^^2009–2015 post NTER initial funding boost; *p < .05; **p < .01