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Table 2 Demographic profile (n = 1318)

From: Predictive factors of the general public’s willingness to be seen and seek treatment from a nurse practitioner in Australia: a cross-sectional national survey

Item

n % of total sample

% of sample heard of NP

P value

Total population

  

53.3

 

Sex

    

 Male

602

45.7

43.9

.001

 Female

716

54.3

61.3

 

Age

 18–34 years

255

19.3

43.9

.003

 35–44 years

186

14.1

48.4

 

 45–54 years

219

16.6

53.0

 

55 years and over

645

48.9

58.8

 

Highest level of education

 Primary schooling or below

26

1.9

48.3

.001

 Secondary/High School

410

31.1

46.3

 

 Technical studies or further education

292

22.2

45.9

 

 University or Tertiary

583

44.2

62.4

 

Australian State or Territory

 Australian Capital Territory

33

2.5

54.5

.845

 New South Wales

380

28.8

52.9

 

 Northern Territory

28

2.1

57.1

 

 Queensland

271

20.6

50.6

 

 South Australia

89

6.8

52.8

 

 Tasmania

35

2.7

71.4

 

 Victoria

347

26.3

53.6

 

 Western Australia

131

9.9

53.4

 

Rurality

 City

652

49.5

54.0

.924

 Town/regional

321

24.4

51.7

 

 Rural

345

26.2

53.7