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Table 1 Characteristics of participating and non-participating councils

From: Understanding evidence: a statewide survey to explore evidence-informed public health decision-making in a local government setting

 

Population size

Recurrent income (AUD$ million)

Geographic size (km2)

Metro/rural

Participating councils

Mean: 77,106

Mean: 84

Mean: 2,425

M: 22

SD: 56,330

SD: 69

SD: 593

R: 23

Non-participating councils

Mean: 49,577

Mean: 52

Mean: 3,487

M: 9

SD: 55,877

SD: 42

SD: 3,903

R: 25

  1. SD standard deviation, M metro, R rural.