From: A consumer register: an acceptable and cost-effective alternative for accessing patient populations
Demographic characteristics | Mean (SD) |
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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) |