Variables | Data Sources |
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Dependent: decision to consult index | |
Whole Patient Equivalents (WPEs) per head of population* | WPEs: Table S2 in the Statistical Appendix to the report The General Practice Workforce in Australia†Population: HealthWIZ v6.2‡ based on 1996 census |
Dependent: frequency of consultation | |
Group A1 and A2 consults per Standardized Whole Patient Equivalent (SWPE)¶ | Group A1 and A2 Consultations: available at http://www.hic.gov.au/providers/online_initiatives/hic_online.htm accessed Sept 7 2003 SPWEs: Table S2 in the Statistical Appendix to the report The General Practice Workforce in Australia†|
Predictor variables | |
Geographic accessibility: Population weighted ARIA values for each Division | % Population in postcodes for each Division: available at http://www.health.gov.au/hsdd/gp/divspc.htm accessed Jul 11 2003 Population in each postcode: HealthWIZ v6.2‡ based on 1996 census ARIA values for postal areas originally accessed at http://www.health.gov.au/ari/aria/htm accessed 26 Feb 2002. This url is no longer available but information about the data can be found at http://www.gisca.adelaide.edu.au/products_services/ariav2.html. |
Bulk billing rate for general practice consultations | HealthWIZ v6.2‡ |
Dr Density: number of GPs and Other primary medical care doctors per 1,000 head of population | Vocationally Registered GPs and Other primary care practitioners: Table S2 in the Statistical Appendix to the report The General Practice Workforce in Australia†, derived from the 1998 Medical labour force survey undertaken by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), Canberra Population: HealthWIZ v6.2‡ based on 1996 census |
Index of Disadvantage | Population at each level of disadvantage within a Division: HealthWIZ v6.2‡ |
% population born in NESB country; % female, av age | HealthWIZ v6.2‡ based on 1996 census |