Correlations between variables of interest.
| Age | Hours/week practice | Hours/week patient | Years as GP | Practice location (metropolitan versus rural) | Sex | Practice type (single versus group) | Highest qualification (bachelor versus postgraduate/fellow) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Hours/week practice | 0.12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Hours/week patient | 0.12 | 0.88b | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Years as GP | 0.94b | 0.11 | 0.09 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Practice location (metropolitan versus rural) | −0.06 | 0.22a | 0.21b | −0.11 | – | – | – | – |
| Sex | −0.33b | −0.35b | −0.39b | −0.27b | −0.23b | – | – | – |
| Practice type (single versus group) | −0.34b | −0.12 | −0.12 | −0.29b | 0.08 | 0.21b | – | – |
| Highest qualification (bachelor versus postgraduate/fellow) | −0.19b | −0.02 | −0.09 | −0.11 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.09 | – |