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Table 4 Demographics of survey respondents and interviewees

From: E-prescribing and access to prescription medicines during lockdown: experience of patients in Aotearoa/New Zealand

Characteristic

Survey

n (%)

Total n = 1,010

Interviewees

n (%)

Total n = 38

Age

 18–34

221 (22)

7 (18)

 35–44

201 (20)

6 (16)

 45–54

247 (25)

12 (32)

 55–64

173 (18)

3 (8)

 65 + 

145 (15)

10 (26)

Gender

 Female

840 (85)

24 (63)

 Male

141 (14)

14 (37)

 Othera

13 (1)

-

Prioritised ethnicity (in order of priority)

 Māori

101 (10)

6 (16)

 Pacific peoples

18 (2)

3 (8)

 Asian

34 (3)

4 (11)

 New Zealand European/Other

833 (85)

25 (66)

Current work status

 In paid employment as before COVID-19

581 (59)

22 (58)

 In paid employment with reduced pay due to COVID-19

108 (11)

3 (8)

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

26 (3)

 Unemployed and looking for a job

31 (3)

 Not in paid employment and not looking for a job

240 (24)

13 (34)

Grouped District Health Board (DHB) areasb

 Upper North Island

205 (21)

7 (18)

 Central North Island

118 (12)

3 (8)

 Lower North Island

437 (44)

20 (53)

 South Island

232 (23)

8 (21)

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