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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of all patients who presented to the emergency department from 1st January 2003 to 31st December 2004 (n = 40,942).

From: Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of re-presentation to an Australian inner-city emergency department: implications for service delivery

Variable

No

%

Age (years)

  

<= 25

8745

21.4

26 to 35

9297

22.7

36 to 45

5527

13.5

46 to 55

4483

10.9

56 to 65

3955

9.7

>65

8935

21.8

Gender

  

Male

22391

54.7

Female

18551

45.3

Country of Birth

  

Oceania1

25187

61.5

Europe

8945

21.8

Asia

4349

10.6

Africa

773

1.9

Primary Language

  

English

36517

89.2

Italian

1158

2.8

Greek

1009

2.5

Vietnamese

428

1.0

Aboriginality 2

  

Yes

558

1.4

No

40384

98.6

Marital Status

  

Single

20025

48.9

Divorced/Separated

6040

14.8

Married/Defacto

13961

34.1

Unknown

916

2.2

Interpreter

  

Yes

3498

8.5

No

37444

91.5

Pensioner 3

  

Yes

13309

32.5

No

27633

67.5

Homeless

  

Yes

1595

3.9

No

39347

96.1

Religion

  

Religious Belief

24168

59.0

None

13449

32.8

Unknown

3325

8.1

  1. Note. 1. Oceania includes: Australia, New Zealand and surrounding islands. 2. Aboriginality is defined as the indigenous population. 3. Pension Card entitlements include: age (65 and 0ver) and disability.
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