Table 2 |
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Modelled drive-time and correlation coefficients for associations with perceived accessibility |
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Variable |
Variable categories |
N |
Median drive-time (interquartile range) in minutes |
Rank correlation coefficient r |
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|
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Perceived hospital accessibility |
1 (best perceived access) |
1590 |
7.9 (4.7–11.8) |
- |
|
2 |
2695 |
11.1 (8.1–14.0) |
- |
|
|
3 |
3226 |
12.6 (10.0–15.1) |
- |
|
|
3 |
3226 |
12.6 (10.0–15.1) |
- |
|
|
4 |
2474 |
13.9 (11.2–15.8) |
- |
|
|
5 (poorest perceived access) |
1868 |
14.6 (11.8–16.4) |
- |
|
|
All respondents |
11853 |
12.6 (9.3–14.9) |
0.38 |
|
|
Male |
5270 |
0.38 |
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|
Female |
6583 |
0.38 |
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|
Age (years) |
18–24 |
832 |
12.6 (9.3–14.9) |
0.36 |
|
25–34 |
1686 |
0.32 |
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|
35–44 |
2078 |
0.38 |
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|
45–54 |
2303 |
0.42 |
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|
55–64 |
2040 |
0.45 |
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|
65–74 |
1738 |
0.36 |
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|
75+ |
1176 |
0.38 |
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|
Household income (annual) |
Low |
1207 |
12.4 (9.3–15.0) |
0.39 |
|
Medium |
4499 |
12.6 (9.3–15.0) |
0.37 |
|
|
High |
5280 |
11.9 (9.1–14.8) |
0.41 |
|
|
No car quintile |
1 (lowest proportion with no car) |
2212 |
11.2 (7.3–14.6) |
0.47 |
|
2 |
2723 |
12.0 (9.3–15.0) |
0.39 |
|
|
3 |
2600 |
12.6 (10.0–14.9) |
0.34 |
|
|
4 |
2424 |
13.9 (11.6–15.5) |
0.33 |
|
|
5 (highest proportion with no car) |
2133 |
12.3 (9.3–14.7) |
0.39 |
|
|
Perceived public transport access |
1 (very well placed) |
5140 |
11.7 (8.5–14.7) |
0.41 |
|
2 |
3114 |
12.4 (9.3–14.9) |
0.37 |
|
|
3 |
2204 |
13.0 (10.3–15.3) |
0.31 |
|
|
4 |
744 |
13.3 (10.7–15.7) |
0.31 |
|
|
5 (not at all well placed) |
472 |
12.6 (11.4–16.4) |
0.25 |
|
|
Injury |
Yes |
828 |
12.3 (9.3–15.0) |
0.46 |
|
No |
10830 |
12.3 (9.3–14.9) |
0.38 |
|
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All p-values for the rank correlation coefficients were p < 0.01 |
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Fone et al. International Journal of Health Geographics 2006 5:16 doi:10.1186/1476-072X-5-16 |
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