Table 5 Demographic characteristics of patients completing (N = 3315)
Variable | n (%) of EQUIP ED Sample | n (%) of BC EDPEC Sample | n (%) of BC Census Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
Canadian Triage & Acuity Scale (CTAS) | NA | ||
1 - Resuscitation | 11 (0.5) | 39 (0.3) | |
2 - Emergent | 434 (20.4) | 2018 (16) | |
3 - Urgent | 1022 (48.0) | 5789 (45.9) | |
4 – Less urgent | 601 (28.2) | 4023 (31.9) | |
5 – Non-urgent | 61 (2.9) | 580 (4.6) | |
Age | Range: 18–99, Mean: 50.8, SD: 18.610 | NA | Range: 0–100+, Mean: 42.3, Median: 43.0 [64] |
Age 65 and over | |||
Under 65 | 2436 (74.7) | 9530 (67.6) | 3,799,070 (81.7) |
Over 65 | 826 (25.3) | 4546 (32.4) | 848,985 (18.3) |
Gender | |||
Woman | 1629 (49.4) | 7568 (53.9) | 2,369,815 (51.0) |
Man | 1635 (49.6) | 6506 (46.1) | 2,278,245 (49.0) |
Non-binary | 34 (0.9) | 1 (0) | NA |
Education | |||
Didn’t complete secondary school / high school | 650 (19.8) | 4341 (29.8) | 601,640 (15.5) |
Completed secondary school / high school | 704 (21.5) | 2835 (19.8) | 1,138,565 (29.4) |
Some or completed post-secondary | 1922 (58.7) | 5972 (46.2) | 2,130,175 (55.0) |
Born in Canada | NA | ||
No | 907 (27.4) | 1,292,675 (30.5) | |
Yes | 2379 (72.4) | 3,167,155 (69.5) | |
First language English | NA | ||
No | 789 (28.7) | 1,428,305 (31.1) | |
Yes | 1656 (71.3) | 3,170,110 (68.9) | |
Speaks English | NA | ||
Does not currently speak English | 87 (2.6) | 151,760 (3.4) | |
Currently speaks English | 3210 (97.4) | 4,442,695 (96.6) | |
Indigenous | |||
Non-Indigenous | 2720 (82.9) | 12,116 (94.1) | 4,289,655 (94.1) |
Indigenous | 560 (17.1) | 1246 (5.9) | 270,585 (5.9) |
Living situation – dichotomized | NA | ||
Precarious housinga | 383 (11.6) | ||
Stable housing | 2909 (88.4) | ||
Accessed a shelter in the past year | NA | NA | |
No | 3036 (92.4) | ||
Yes | 250 (7.6) | ||
Primary work status | NA | ||
Employed FT or PT | 1464 (44.7) | 2,305,690 (59.6) | |
Unemployed | 760 (23.2) | 165,975 (4.3) | |
Retired | 838 (25.6) | 1,398,710 (36.1) | |
Other (includes seasonal, exchange services or student) | 213 (6.5) | ||
Receiving social assistanceb | NA | ||
Not receiving | 2415 (88.6) | 4,073,315 (98.4) [65] | |
Receiving | 312 (11.4) | 67,821 (1.6) | |
Receiving disability benefits | NA | NA | |
Not receiving | 2122 (76.0) | ||
Receiving | 669 (24.0) | ||