Table 1.
Baseline data in a trial of insulating houses. Values are number/total number (percentage) of people
| Characteristic | Group | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention (n=2262) | Control (n=2145) | ||
| Female | 1185/2262 (52) | 1112/2145 (52) | |
| Ethnic origin* | |||
| New Zealand European and “other” | 877/2196 (40) | 826/2109 (39) | |
| Maori | 1106/2196 (50) | 1001/2109 (48) | |
| Pacific | 501/2196 (23) | 578/2109 (27) | |
| Age (years) | |||
| 0-4 | 294/2262 (13) | 248/2145 (12) | |
| 5-14 | 565/2262 (25) | 522/2145 (24) | |
| 15-24 | 230/2262 (10) | 236/2145 (11) | |
| 25-44 | 594/2262 (26) | 590/2145 (28) | |
| 45-64 | 391/2262 (17) | 362/2145 (17) | |
| ≥65 | 188/2262 (8) | 187/2145 (9) | |
| Health rated fair or poor | 445/2243 (20) | 437/2131 (21) | |
Denominators vary owing to missing data.
*Ethnic origin was self defined; multiple ethnic affiliations possible.