Table 1 Location, ownership, service settings and response rates of Australian cancer services
Healthcare Organisations with cancer services | All eligible services | Responders Response rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |
State/Territory* (p = 0.02) | ||||
Australian Capital Territory | 4 | 1.4 % | 3 | 75.0 % |
New South Wales | 85 | 28.8 % | 82 | 96.5 % |
Northern Territory | 3 | 1.0 % | 2 | 66.7 % |
Queensland | 68 | 23.1 % | 67 | 98.5 % |
South Australia | 33 | 11.2 % | 28 | 84.8 % |
Tasmania | 7 | 2.4 % | 7 | 100 % |
Western Australia | 32 | 10.8 % | 28 | 87.5 % |
Victoria | 63 | 21.4 % | 58 | 92.1 % |
Remoteness* (p = 0.03) | ||||
Major cities | 117 | 39.7 % | 108 | 92.3 % |
Rural | 87 | 29.5 % | 77 | 88.5 % |
Remote | 91 | 30.8 % | 90 | 98.9 % |
Ownership | ||||
Government operated | 148 | 50.2 % | 136 | 91.9 % |
For-profit company | 84 | 28.5 % | 78 | 92.9 % |
Not-for-profit company | 63 | 21.4 % | 61 | 96.8 % |
Service Setting | ||||
Hospital only (in-patient/out-patient) | 218 | 73.9 % | 199 | 91.3 % |
Community only | 13 | 4.4 % | 13 | 100 % |
Both hospital and community | 64 | 21.7 % | 63 | 98.4 % |
Total | 295 | 100 % | 275 | 93.2 % |