Table 4

Capabilities ranked of low importance
Demographic information
 Percentage of practitioners rating capability as not important, less important or moderately important (%)




CC3
 CC4
 RIM C1
 CC1
 RSC4
 RIMC4
 RIMC3
 RIMC2
 RIMC6
 RIMC5
Gender
 Male
 34.7
 32.3
 28.2
 35.2
 38.7
 48.4
 46.8
 49.2
 53.7
 66.9

Female
 19.2*
 25.3
 30.6
 25.3
 37.4
 43.9
 49.5
 50.5
 66.3
 70.1
Age
 18–34
 16.7
 18.2
 30.2
 18.2
 18.5*
 39.6
 39.6
 39.6
 47.2
 67.9

35–54
 29.2
 31.6
 26.7
 35.8
 44.5
 47.8
 51.1
 52.3
 64.2
 71.6

55+
 38.7
 38.7
 36.7
 29.0
 48.4
 46.7
 46.7
 53.3
 60.0
 53.3
Australian CM qualification
 None
 53.7*
 59.7*
 39.4
 44.8
 58.2*
 58.5
 62.1
 53.8
 64.6
 66.7

< Bachelor
 15.6
 13.6
 24.4
 28.9
 31.1
 40.0
 51.1
 52.3
 62.2
 73.3

≥ Bachelor
 17.1
 17.0
 25.2
 23.2*
 28.8
 42.0
 38.4*
 46.4
 55.0
 67.3
Overseas CM qualification
 None
 14.5*
 18.0*
 26.6
 27.0
 30.0
 39.1
 40.0
 48.6
 57.4
 72.2

< Bachelor
 39.5
 42.1
 28.9
 39.5
 50.0
 54.1
 50.0
 56.8
 60.5
 65.8

≥ Bachelor
 41.3
 39.2
 33.3
 32.0
 44.0*
 53.3
 58.7
 48.0
 61.3
 64.0
Years of practice in Australia
 < 10 years†
 27.0
 26.8
 26.6
 26.0
 30.0*
 39.8
 41.9
 44.3
 58.9
 67.5

≥ 10 years
 28.1
 32.6
 31.9
 36.5
 49.0
 53.2
 55.3
 55.9
 60.2
 69.1
Years of practice overseas
 Never
 15.4*
 15.4*
 24.2
 24.4
 30.0*
 39.8
 41.4
 47.6
 56.2
 68.5

< 10 years
 47.4
 43.9
 36.8
 42.1
 47.4
 56.1
 54.4
 52.6
 64.9
 75.4

≥ 10 years
 41.2
 58.8
 34.4
 35.3*
 58.8
 51.6
 62.5
 51.6
 64.5
 56.3

*: Significant difference between groups (via χ2 test, significance level for multiple comparisons was adjusted by Holmes-Bonferroni procedure).

†: Including participants never practiced in Australia (n = 2)

Xue et al. BMC Health Services Research 2008 8:27   doi:10.1186/1472-6963-8-27