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Table 2 Demographics of survey respondents and interviewees

From: Telehealth consultations in general practice during a pandemic lockdown: survey and interviews on patient experiences and preferences

Characteristic

Survey respondents

(n = 1010) %

Interviewees

(n = 38) %

Age group (years)

 18–34

22.4

18

 35–44

20.4

16

 45–54

25.0

32

 55–64

17.5

8

 65+

14.7

26

Gender

 Female

84.5

63

 Male

14.2

37

 Othera,b

1.3

Prioritised ethnicity (in priority order)

 Māori

10.2

16

 Pacific peoples

1.8

8

 Asian

3.4

11

 New Zealand European/Other

84.5

66

Current work status

 In paid employment as before COVID-19

58.9

58

 In paid employment with reduced pay due to COVID-19

10.9

8

 In paid employment but not being paid due to COVID-19

2.6

 Unemployed and looking for a job

3.1

 Not in paid employment and not looking for a job

24.3

34

Struggle to pay for basic living costs

 Agree/Strongly agree

7.5

 

 Neither

10.7

 

 Disagree/Strongly disagree

81.9

 

Self-rated health

 Excellent

12.1

 

 Very good

38.7

 

 Good

32.4

 

 Fair

13.9

 

 Poor

3.0

 

Presence of one or more long term health conditions

60.9

 

Presence of disability

12.6

 

Grouped District Health Board (DHB) regionb

 Northern region

20.7

18

 Midland region

11.9

8

 Central region

44.1

53

 South Island

23.4

21

  1. a Those who answered “gender diverse” or “prefer not to say” were grouped together because of small numbers; bNorthern region = Northland, Waitematā, Auckland and Counties Manukau DHBs; Midland region = Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Tairāwhiti, Lakes, Taranaki DHBs; Central region = Whanganui, Hawke’s Bay, MidCentral, Wairarapa, Hutt, Capital and Coast DHBs; South Island = Nelson-Marlborough, West Coast, Canterbury, South Canterbury, Southern DHBs