Table 3 Characteristics of the study population
STATEWIDE CALL CENTRE | REGIONAL CALL CENTRE | DEPUTISING SERVICE | LOCAL TRIAGE CENTRE | NATIONAL COMP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Metro | Non-metro | Metro | Non-Metro | ||||
INFORMANTS | |||||||
Average Age (95% CI) | |||||||
Baseline | 46 (44.2–47.5) | 45 (43.2–476.5) | 44 (42.2–45.8) | 49 (47.5–51.1) | 47 (45.4–58.6) | 49 (46.1–50.1) | 46 (43.8–47.0) |
Follow-up | 47 (45.3–48.6) | 47 (44.9–48.2) | 46 (44.3–47.6) | 49 (47.7–51.2) | 48 (46.6–50.0) | 50 (47.3–52.1) | 46 (44.0–47.2) |
Gender (% Female) | |||||||
Baseline | 67 | 71 | 60 | 66 | 66 | 68 | 67 |
Follow-up | 70 | 70 | 64 | 70 | 71 | 65 | 68 |
Overseas Born (%) | |||||||
Baseline | 27 | 18 | 35 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 9 |
Follow-up | 37* | 9 | 40 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 7 |
Indigenous Origin (%) | |||||||
Baseline | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Follow-up | 1 | 1 | 1* | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Health less than 'good' (%) | |||||||
Baseline | 20 | 25 | 14 | 36 | 26 | 24 | 21 |
Follow-up | 17 | 25 | 14 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 21 |
Financially Disadvantaged (%) | |||||||
Baseline | 20 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 28 | 42 | 18 |
Follow-up | 22 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 24 | 35 | 19 |
HOUSEHOLDS | |||||||
Average Number of Persons in the Household (95% CI) | |||||||
Baseline | 3.4 (3.2–3.5) | 3.5 (3.3–3.6) | 3.0 (2.9–3.2) | 2.8 (2.7–3.0) | 3.1 (2.9–3.2) | 2.8 (2.6–3.1) | 3.3 (3.2–3.5) |
Follow-up | 3.3 (3.2–3.5) | 3.3 (3.1–3.4) | 3.1 (2.9–3.2) | 2.9 (2.7–3.0) | 3.1 (2.9–3.2) | 3.0 (2.8–3.3) | 3.3 (3.1–3.4) |
Single Person Household (%) | |||||||
Baseline | 9 | 10 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 21 | 12 |
Follow-up | 10 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 11 |
Children Under 12 Years of Age in the Household (%) | |||||||
Baseline | 43 | 47 | 33 | 36 | 37 | 34 | 36 |
Follow-up | 38 | 41 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 36 | 42 |
Someone in the Household with a Chronic Illness or Disability (%) | |||||||
Baseline | 25 | 25 | 19 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 21 |
Follow-up | 21 | 22 | 21 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 22 |