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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Dec 7.
Published in final edited form as: JEMS Exclus. 2023 Oct 23;2023:https://www.jems.com/administration-and-leadership/prevalence-social-needs-social-risks-ems-providers/.

Table 5:

Social Needs/Risks By Employment Status

Social Need Both Paid & Volunteer Paid Volunteer Both vs. Paid (p-value) Both vs. Volunteer (p-value) Paid vs. Volunteer (p-value)
Housing Insecurity
Before EMS 19.8% 23.5% 16.8% 0.1566 0.4814 0.1355
During EMS 24.2% 23.9% 15.9% 0.9137 0.0623 0.0730
At Present 14.2% 10.2% 6.5% 0.0517 0.0313 0.2503
Food Insecurity
Before EMS 21.9% 24.1% 16.8% 0.4056 0.2421 0.1049
During EMS 32.3% 25.6% 15.0% 0.0208 0.0003 0.0194
At Present 8.3% 9.5% 6.5% 0.4848 0.5514 0.3312
Substance Use
Before EMS 14.2% 14.8% 12.2% 0.7899 0.5754 0.4797
During EMS 21.7% 21.8% 15.0% 0.9736 0.1162 0.1145
At Present 16.9% 11.8% 11.2% 0.0238 0.1439 0.8561
Mental Health Concerns
Before EMS 15.9% 19.0% 22.4% 0.1985 0.1034 0.4238
During EMS 47.0% 39.5% 28.0% 0.0174 0.0003 0.0265
At Present 27.3% 30.2% 27.1% 0.2999 0.9743 0.5221
Domestic Violence
Before EMS 11.5% 15.9% 11.2% 0.0461 0.9290 0.2247
During EMS 21.5% 17.3% 11.2% 0.0983 0.0150 0.1207
At Present 10.9% 6.6% 12.2% 0.0150 0.7174 0.0484
Healthcare Affordability
Before EMS 19.8% 22.8% 13.1% 0.2382 0.1057 0.0255
During EMS 33.0% 31.9% 18.7% 0.7141 0.0034 0.0067
At Present 26.9% 26.0% 19.6% 0.7569 0.1180 0.1679