Characteristic | Major Cities | Inner Regional | Outer Regional | Remote/Very Remote | p-value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | (n = 429) | (n = 437) | (n = 470) | (n = 91) |  |
 | % | % | % | % |  |
Information source for | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
alternative medicine | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Family/relatives (% yes) B F | 39 | 34 | 30 | 45 | 0.0044 |
Partner (% yes) | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 0.2131 |
Friends/colleagues (% yes) A B | 47 | 39 | 37 | 45 | 0.0207 |
Internet (% yes) A | 11 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 0.0255 |
Book or magazine (% yes) | 29 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 0.5665 |
Mass media (% yes) A E F | 14 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 0.0071 |
Doctor (% yes) A B | 33 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 0.0047 |
Pharmacist (% yes) | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 0.9603 |
Allied health worker (% yes) | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0.4137 |
CAM health practitioner (% yes) | 25 | 29 | 25 | 20 | 0.1905 |
Satisfaction with health care | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
(% good/very good/excellent) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Access to specialists A B C D E | 91 | 83 | 69 | 60 | <0.0001 |
Access to a GP who bulk billsA C | 57 | 46 | 51 | 44 | 0.0074 |
Access to a female GP A B C | 76 | 66 | 62 | 59 | <0.0001 |
Hours when GP is available B C | 72 | 66 | 60 | 58 | 0.0023 |
Number of GPs you have to choose from A B C D E F | 79 | 67 | 59 | 42 | <0.0001 |
Ease of seeing the GP of your choice A B C D | 70 | 60 | 52 | 49 | <0.0001 |
How long you wait to get a GP appointment A B C | 69 | 53 | 49 | 47 | <0.0001 |
Quality of care provided by your GP | 91 | 92 | 89 | 86 | 0.1478 |
Amount of time for a GP consultation | 80 | 77 | 74 | 73 | 0.1209 |
Amount of information sharing by GPB C D E | 83 | 83 | 76 | 69 | 0.0005 |
The outcomes of your medical care | 87 | 85 | 82 | 80 | 0.1553 |
The technical skills of your GP | 92 | 94 | 88 | 90 | 0.0506 |
Availability of CAM practitioners in your community A B C D E F | 79 | 71 | 56 | 38 | <0.0001 |
Ease of seeing the CAM practitioner of choice B C D E F | 75 | 69 | 53 | 42 | <0.0001 |
Access to information about CAM B C D E | 70 | 64 | 51 | 44 | <0.0001 |