Table 1 Characteristics of patients presenting at the GP walk-in centres
From: Patients’ experience and satisfaction with GP led walk-in centres in the UK; a cross sectional study
Demographic characteristics | Centre B | Centre A | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
n = 529 | n = 501 | n = 1030 | |
Age (years) Mean ± SD, (Median) [Range] | 32.1 ± 17.9, | 30.9 ±21.7, | 31.5 ± 19.8, |
(27) [0, 82] | (28) [0, 89] | (27) [0,89] | |
Sex % (n) | |||
Male | 37.5 (188) | 39.5 (209) | 38.5 (397) |
Female | 58.7 (294) | 58.8 (311) | 58.7 (605) |
Missing | 3.8 (19) | 1.5 (9) | 2.5 (28) |
First time user of the GP centre % (n) | 52% (272) | 33% (164) | 43% (436) |
Occupation | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) |
Working full-time | 34.8 (184) | 35.3 (177) | 35.0 (361) |
Student | 28.2 (149) | 17.2 (86) | 22.8 (235) |
Working part-time | 10.2 (54) | 8.0 (40) | 9.1 (94) |
Retired | 8.5 (45) | 8.4 (42) | 8.4 (87) |
Unemployed | 7.8 (41) | 9.2 (46) | 8.4 (87) |
Pre-school infants | 2.3 (12) | 11.8 (59) | 6.9 (71) |
Homemakers | 0.8 (4) | 1.8 (9) | 1.3 (13) |
Other | 6.0 (32) | 3.8 (19) | 5.0 (51) |
Missing | 1.5 (8) | 4.6 (23) | 3.0 (31) |