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Table 3 Demographic characteristics of all patients who attended the emergency department by housing status 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

Demographic Variable

Housing Status

 

Homeless (n = 1,595)

Non-homeless (n = 39,347)

p value

Indigenous

106 (6.6%)

452 (1.1%)

<0.001

Single

1145 (71.8%)

18880 (48.0%)

<0.001

Interpreter

55 (3.4%)

3443 (8.8%)

<0.001

Pensioner

1017 (63.8%)

12292 (31.2%)

<0.001

Male

1186 (74.4%)

21205 (53.9%)

<0.001

  1. Note. Chi-Square test undertaken of the hypothesis of equal proportions. Indigenous: includes Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. Marital Status: involves proportion with a single status. Interpreter: indicated if requested in the Patient Administration System for communication purposes. Pensioner: involves recipient of a government pension.
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BMC Public Health

ISSN: 1471-2458

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