| Public hospital | Private hospital | Odds Ratioa (95% CI) | ||
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Respondents (n = 384) n (%) | Non-respondents (n = 2616) n (%) | Respondents (n = 3121) n (%) | Non-respondents (n = 6055) n (%) | ||
Female | 188 (49%) | 1334 (51%) | 1621 (52%) | 3577 (59%) | 0.88 (0.72, 1.10) |
Age ≥ 65 years | 211 (55%) | 1040 (40%) | 1875 (60%) | 2898 (48%) | 0.86 (0.69, 1.06) |
Admission type | |||||
 Planned admission | 27 (7%) | 175 (7%) | 1756 (57%) | 3003 (50%) | b |
 Emergency Department | 350 (91%) | 2267 (87%) | 905 (29%) | 2026 (34%) | b |
 Maternity | 7 (2%) | 189 (7%) | 218 (7%) | 588 (10%) | b |
 Unscheduled community | n/a | n/a | 230 (7.4) | 438 (7%) | b |
Lives alone | 70 (23%) | Â | 635 (20%) | Â | 0.88 (0.67, 1.16) |
Not completed secondary education | 246 (67%) | Â | 1041 (33%) | Â | 3.90 (3.10, 4.90) |
English spoken at home | 290 (76%) | Â | 2992 (96%) | Â | 9.09 (7.14, 12.5) |
Currently employed | 98 (26%) | Â | 988 (32%) | Â | 0.74 (0.58, 0.95) |
Household income <$30,000 | 149 (39%) | Â | 413 (13%) | Â | 4.15 (3.30, 5.23) |
Receiving government benefits (income $$30,000) | 234 (64%) | Â | 1333 (43%) | Â | 2.09 (1.68, 2.60) |
Body Mass Index ≥25 (overweight) | 252 (78%) |  | 1591 (58%) |  | 2.59 (1.97, 3.40) |
Body Mass Index ≥30 (obese) | 130 (40%) |  | 566 (20%) |  | 2.63 (2.07, 3.34) |
Smoker | 29 (8%) | Â | 98 (3%) | Â | 2.75 (1.81, 4.18) |
Drinks alcohol daily | 43 (12%) | Â | 930 (30%) | Â | 0.30 (0.22, 0.42) |
Drinks more than 2 glasses alcohol daily | 16 (4%) | Â | 214 (7%) | Â | 0.60 (0.36, 1.01) |
Uses internet < once a month | 164 (43%) | Â | 635 (20%) | Â | 2.73 (2.17, 3.44) |
Private Health Insurance | 111 (31%) | Â | 2918 (95%) | Â | 39.12 (29.95, 51.09) |
Attendance at ED in last 12Â months | 341 (91%) | Â | 1653 (53%) | Â | 8.98 (6.24, 12.93) |
Help with completion of survey | 151 (40%) | Â | 821 (26%) | Â | 2.76 (2.07, 3.69) |
≥ 2.5 h of physical activity/ week | 211 (55%) |  | 2230 (71%) |  | 2.04 (1.65, 2.54) |
Arthritis | 145 (38%) | Â | 951 (31%) | Â | 1.40 (1.12, 1.74) |
Back Pain | 132 (35%) | Â | 817 (27%) | Â | 1.44 (1.15, 1.81) |
Heart disease | 118 (31%) | Â | 916 (29%) | Â | 1.04 (0.83, 1.31) |
Lung disease | 79 (21%) | Â | 462 (15%) | Â | 1.46 (1.12, 1.91) |
Cancer | 39 (10%) | Â | 520 (17%) | Â | 0.57 (0.41, 0.80) |
Depression/Anxiety | 84 (22%) | Â | 396 (13%) | Â | 1.93 (1.48, 2.51) |
Diabetes Mellitus | 90 (24%) | Â | 353 (11%) | Â | 2.35 (1.81, 3.05) |
Stroke | 31 (8%) | Â | 122 (4%) | Â | 2.12 (1.41, 3.19) |
≥ three chronic conditions | 71 (19%) |  | 242 (8%) |  | 1.82 (0.46, 2.26) |