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Table 1 Carer Interviewees’ Area of Residence: Number of carers recruited from areas categorized by the Index of Multiple Deprivation

From: A comparison of strategies to recruit older patients and carers to end-of-life research in primary care

 

Number (%) of respondents Region 3 (Northern England)

Number (%) of respondents Regions 1 & 2 (Southern England)

Totals

Quintile 1(Most deprived)

4 (12.5%)

1 (1.2%)

5 (4.4%)

Quintile 2

9 (28.1%)

3 (3.7%)

12 (10.6%)

Quintile 3

8 (25.0%)

17 (19.8%)

25 (21.2%)

Quintile 4

6 (18.8%)

30 (34.9%)

36 (30.5%)

Quintile 5(Least deprived)

5 (15.6%)

35 (40.7%)

40 (33.9%)

Totals*

32 (100%)

86 (100%)

118(100%)

  1. Footnote: Note 107 participants were recruited via general practice, the rest by word of mouth, study publicity or other health professionals.