Table 1 Response and retention rates of general practitioners according to Australian state
| Â | Target | Sampling frame | GPs initially agreeing to participate | GPs participating in postal questionnaire | GPs participating in practice audit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | N | N | N | % | N | % | N | % |
New South Wales | 168 | 6828 | 300 | 4.4 | 155 | 51.6 | 124 | 41.3 |
Victoria | 120 | 4993 | 158 | 3.2 | 98 | 62.0 | 80 | 50.6 |
Queensland | 72 | 3703 | 154 | 4.2 | 56 | 36.4 | 43 | 27.9 |
Western Australia | 72 | 1849 | 99 | 5.4 | 49 | 49.5 | 38 | 38.4 |
South Australia | 48 | 1673 | 61 | 3.6 | 25 | 41.0 | 18 | 29.5 |
TOTAL | 480 | 19046 | 772 | 4.1 | 383 | 49.6 | 303 | 39.2 |