Demographic Characteristics of a Sample of Primary Care Patients Gathered in Waiting Rooms (N = 370)
| Characteristic | Mean (SD) |
|---|---|
| Note: Because of rounding, percentages may not all total 100. | |
| EuroQol-5D = the EuroQol 5-dimensional questionnaire. | |
| Age of patients, years | 41.3 (15.8) |
| No. of consultations in last year | 5.3 (6.7) |
| EuroQol-5D score | 8.0 (2.5) |
| No. (%) | |
| Sex, female | 247 (68.1) |
| Ethnicity | |
| White | 276 (74.5) |
| Maori | 46 (12.4) |
| Pacific Islander | 32 (8.6) |
| Other | 16 (4.3) |
| Economic status | |
| Community services card | 122 (34.2) |
| Can’t make ends meet | 26 (7.0) |
| Have just enough | 144 (38.9) |
| Am comfortable | 189 (51.1) |
| Education | |
| Less than high school | 77 (22.8) |
| Completed high school | 144 (42.7) |
| Some higher qualification | 116 (34.4) |
| Person consulting | |
| Myself | 276 (76.2) |
| A child I am caring for | 81 (22.4) |
| An adult I am caring for | 5 (1.4) |
| Chronic illness in the patient | 113 (30.9) |