Table 1: General Characteristic of Responders

General Characteristic of Responders (n=186) n (%)
Year of graduation (n=151)*
2010-2006 41 (27.1%)
2005-2001 19 (12.6%)
2000-1996 19 (12.6%)
1995-1991 8 (5.3%)
1990-1986 15 (10.0%)
Prior to 1985 47 (31.1%)
Unknown 2 (1.3%)
Type of practice (n=185)*
Private sector 166 (89.7%)
Public Sector 19 (10.3%)
Practice location (n=184)*
Within metropolitan Perth 140 (76%)
Outside metropolitan Perth 44 (23.9%)
Number of oral cancer patients (treated with radiation therapy) seen in the last 12 months (n=152)*
0 56 (36.8%)
1 30 (19.7%)
2 34 (22.4%)
3 10 (6.6%)
4 5 (3.3%)
5 4 (2.6%)
>6 8 (5.3%)
Unclear# 5 (3.3%)

* Indicates total number of responders to the question.
# It was difficult to ascertain participant’s response.