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Table 2 Cumulative attrition rates of older psychiatrists, 1995 to 2005

From: The impact of generational change and retirement on psychiatry to 2025

Year

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

Male psychiatrists

     

1995 numbers

243

169

119

102

75

2000

11%

0%

19%

40%

54%

2005

18%

46%

35%

61%

91%

Female psychiatrists

     

1995 numbers

72

38

20

19

0

2000

0%

0%

25%

53%

*

2005

18%

45%

58%

79%

*

All psychiatrists

     

1995 numbers

315

207

139

121

75

2000

8%

0%

21%

41%

37%

2005

18%

46%

38%

63%

80%

  1. Age groups can be followed down the columns of the table. For example, 8% of the 315 psychiatrists aged 50–54 years in 1995 had left the workforce by the year 2000, when they were aged 55–60.
  2. Source: AIHW Medical Labour Force Survey, 1995 to 2003. Calculation of cumulative attrition rates for each cohort: CAR = 1 - Nti/Nt1 where CAR = Cumulative attrition rate, N = number of people, ti = year in series and t1 = first data year in series (1995). Calculation of attrition from 2000 to 2005 = CAR2000–2003 * 1 2/3.
  3. * There were no female psychiatrists aged 70–74 in 1995, thus attrition could not be calculated for this group.