This statistic depicts the results of a survey regarding the share of patients who saw a general practitioner (GP) for urgent medical care in Australia in financial year 2018, by age group and gender. It was reported that 13.3 percent of male respondents and 10.2 percent of female respondents who were 85 years and older visited a general practitioner for urgent care in that year.
Share of patients who saw a general practitioner (GP) for urgent medical care in Australia in financial year 2018, by age group and gender
Australia's financial year runs from July of one year to June of the following year; for example, the financial year 2017 starts on July 1, 2016 and ends on June 30, 2017
Method of interview
Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)
Supplementary notes
Note: Exact wording of the survey question: "Were any of these visits for urgent medical care?"
Survey respondents include only those who are usual residents of private dwellings.
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (November 13, 2018). Share of patients who saw a general practitioner (GP) for urgent medical care in Australia in financial year 2018, by age group and gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 17, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/995657/australia-general-practitioner-for-urgent-care-share-by-age-and-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of patients who saw a general practitioner (GP) for urgent medical care in Australia in financial year 2018, by age group and gender." Chart. November 13, 2018. Statista. Accessed February 17, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/995657/australia-general-practitioner-for-urgent-care-share-by-age-and-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2018). Share of patients who saw a general practitioner (GP) for urgent medical care in Australia in financial year 2018, by age group and gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 17, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/995657/australia-general-practitioner-for-urgent-care-share-by-age-and-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of Patients Who Saw a General Practitioner (Gp) for Urgent Medical Care in Australia in Financial Year 2018, by Age Group and Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/995657/australia-general-practitioner-for-urgent-care-share-by-age-and-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Share of patients who saw a general practitioner (GP) for urgent medical care in Australia in financial year 2018, by age group and gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/995657/australia-general-practitioner-for-urgent-care-share-by-age-and-gender/ (last visited February 17, 2020)
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