Variable | Mean (standard deviation) | Definition |
---|---|---|
Age | 52.51 (10.15) | Self-reported year of birth. |
Female = 1 | 0.47 (0.50) | Binary gender variable. MABEL survey. |
Living with partner = 1 | 0.88 (0.33) | Binary variable. Response to “Are you currently living with a partner or spouse?” MABEL survey. |
Number of Dependent children | 0.62 (0.33) | Count variable. Derived from the reported number of dependent children. MABEL survey. |
Australian qualified = 1 MD | 0.81 (0.40) | Binary variable. Responded they completed their medical degree in Australia. MABEL survey. |
Consultation length (min) | 16.42 (6.80) | Number of minutes the average consultation lasts. MABEL survey |
Volume (patients per week) adjusted for number of days worked | 110.03 (60.14) | Response to “In your most recent USUAL week at work, for around HOW MANY patients did you provide care?” MABEL survey. |
Patient complexity | 2.77 (1.02) | Rank of strongly disagree to strongly agree (5-point scale) with the statement “the majority of my patients have complex health and social problems”. |
On-call = 1 | 0.33 (0.47) | Binary variable. Capturing doing after-hours and on-call. |
Gross annual earnings (AU$) | 184 976 (120592) | Self-reported gross earnings. MABEL survey. |
GPs per 10 000 persons | 17.44 (12.66) | The number of GPs in the postal code of the GP’s main practice location as reported by AMPCo [2] divided by the population in that postal code as reported by the ABS. |
Practice-owner = 1 | 0.46 (0.50) | Binary variable. Derived from GPs self-reported relationship with practice (Principal/partner; associate; salaried employee; contracted employee) |