Table 1 Client and community health service characteristics, 2009–10, NSW, Australia (N = 1284)
From: The delivery of preventive care to clients of community health services
Characteristic | Participants n (%) |
|---|---|
Service type | Â |
  Aged care | 66 (5.1) |
  Allied health | 300 (23.4) |
  Community child and family healtha | 203 (15.8) |
  Community nurses and other nursing services | 434 (33.8) |
  Diabetes | 106 (8.3) |
  Otherb | 175 (13.6) |
Gender | Â |
  Female | 831 (64.7) |
Age | Â |
  <40 | 304 (23.7) |
  40-49 | 93 (7.2) |
  50-59 | 145 (11.3) |
  60+ | 742 (57.8) |
SEIFA Index of Disadvantagec | Â |
  Lower | 989 (77.0) |
  Higher | 295 (23.0) |
Client remoteness (ARIA)d | Â |
  Major cities | 314 (24.5) |
  Regional/remote towns | 970 (75.6) |
Number of visits to service in prior 12 monthse | Â |
  1 | 312 (24.4) |
  2-4 | 312 (24.4) |
  5-11 | 335 (26.2) |
  12+ | 321 (25.1) |
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanderf | Â |
  Yes | 44 (3.4) |
Marital statusg | Â |
  Living with partner | 752 (58.6) |
Educationh | Â |
  Some high school or less | 361 (28.2) |
  Completed high school | 612 (47.8) |
  Technical certificate or diploma | 171 (13.4) |
  University or college degree, or higher | 137 (10.7) |
Employment | Â |
  Employed | 263 (20.5) |
  Unemployed (or unable to work due to health reasons) | 150 (11.7) |
  Retired | 655 (51.0) |
  Other (e.g. student, home duties) | 216 (16.8) |
Number of conditions in the prior two months for which client needed to take medication or receive medical attentioni | Â |
  0 | 192 (19.0) |
  1 | 336 (33.2) |
  2 | 196 (19.4) |
  3 | 134 (13.2) |
  4 or more | 154 (15.2) |