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Table 2 Demographic characteristics for individuals who completed the willingness to be contacted for future research question (n = 1486)

From: A consumer register: an acceptable and cost-effective alternative for accessing patient populations

Demographic characteristics

Mean (SD)

Age

53.1 (19)

 

N (%)

Gender

 Male

539 (37.0)

 Female

900 (61.78)

Marital Status

 Single, never married

232 (15.6)

 Married/Living with partner

959 (65.5)

 Separated or divorced

167 (11.2)

 Widowed

112 (7.5)

Education

 Year 10/School Certificate or lower

701 (47.2)

 Higher School Certificate

210 (14.1)

 Diploma/Trade Certificate

300 (20.2)

 Bachelor Degree

164 (11.0)

 Postgraduate Degree

87 (5.9)

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Origin

 Yes

85 (5.7)

Possesses private health insurance

 Yes

577 (38.8)

Possesses healthcare card

 Yes

926 (62.3)

Clinic recruited from:

 Cardiology

256 (17.2)

 Neurology

331 (22.3)

 Oncology

348 (23.4)

 Orthopaedics

207 (13.9)

 Obstetrics & Gynaecology

336 (22.6)