| Attended one GP practice in past 12 months | Attended multiple GP practices in past 12 months | p (1 practice vs > 1 practice) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | Missing data (n) |  | Missing data (n) |  |
Participants (n, %) | 2096 (78.9) |  | 383 (14.4) |  | – |
 | 0 |  | 0 |  | |
Male (n, %) | 882 (42.1) | Â | 134 (35.0) | Â | 0.009 |
 | 7 |  | 0 |  | |
Respondents from regional centre (n, %) | 994 (47.4) | Â | 255 (66.6) | Â | 0.001 (regional centre vs small town) |
 | 0 |  | 0 | ||
Respondents from small towns (n, %) | 1102 (52.6) | Â | 128 (33.4) | Â | |
 | 0 |  | 0 | ||
Age (mean ± SD) | 56.2 ± 18.7 |  | 46.7 ± 18.2 |  | < 0.001 |
 | 18 |  | 4 |  | |
Completed year 12 or higher (n, %) | 1077 (56.1) |  | 236 (66.9) |  | < 0.001 |
 | 175 |  | 30 |  | |
Born in Australia (n, %) | 1766 (84.6) | Â | 321 (83.8) | Â | 0.701 |
 | 9 |  | 0 |  | |
Health status (excellent, n, %) | 912 (49.8) | Â | 161 (42.0) | Â | 0.006 |
 | 0 |  | 0 |  | |
Bulk billed (n, %) | 1163 (63.3) | Â | 272 (71.4) | Â | 0.003 |
 | 260 |  | 2 |  | |
Private health insurance (n, %) | 994 (42.3) | Â | 154 (40.2) | Â | 0.468 |
 | 0 |  | 0 |  | |
Frequency GP visits mean ± SD | 6.3 ± 8.6 |  | 7.7 ± 9.5 |  | 0.007 |
 | 267 |  | 2 |  | |
Frequency GP visits median, range | 4.0, 1–112 |  | 5.0, 0–99 |  | – |
 | 267 |  | 0 |  | |
Number of GP visits in previous 12 months: |  |  |  |  |  |
• 1 (n, %) | 246 (13.4) |  | 12 (3.1) |  | < 0.001 |
• 2–3 (n, %) | 576 (31.5) | 119 (31.2) | 0.952 | ||
• 4–11 (n, %) | 715 (39.1) | 168 (44.1) | 0.075 | ||
• 12+ (n, %) | 292 (16.0) | 81 (21.3) | 0.016 | ||
267 | 2 | Â | |||
Number different GPs (mean ± SD) | 2.2 ± 2.8 |  | 2.3 ± 1.1 |  | 0.243 |
 | 7 |  | 2 |  | |
Number different GP practices (mean ± SD) | 1.0 ± 0.0 |  | 2.1 ± 0.3 |  | < 0.001 |
 | 0 |  | 0 |  | |
Very high satisfaction with GP (n, %) | 1315 (62.9) |  | 197 (51.7) |  | < 0.001 |
 | 5 |  | 2 |  | |
Excellent level of confidence in GP (n, %) | 912 (49.8) | Â | 161 (42.0) | Â | 0.006 |
 | 264 |  | 0 |  | |
Days waiting for appointment (mean ± SD) | 4.3 ± 8.4 |  | 4.5 ± 8.2 |  | 0.698 |
 | 71 |  | 10 |  | |
Resides less than 5 km from GP (n, %) | 1696 (86.0) |  | 256 (69.2) |  | < 0.001 |
Resides < 5 km from GP: Regional centre (n, %) | 746 (79.7) | 165 (67.1) | < 0.001 | ||
Resides < 5 km from GP: Smaller towns (n, %) | 950 (91.7) | 91 (73.4) | < 0.001 | ||
124 | 13 | Â | |||
Attended an ED in past 12 months (n, %) | 387 (19.6) |  | 106 (28.6) |  | < 0.001 |
 | 120 |  | 13 |  |