TABLE 2.
Unadjusted rates (%) of reporting difficulties accessing routine and immediate healthcare
| PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATION | ||
| ROUTINE CARE (N=18,339) |
IMMEDIATE CARE (N=10,113) |
|
| Gender | ||
| Female | 17.0 | 26.2 |
| Male | 14.3 | 21.9 |
| Age group | ||
| <35 | 18.0 | 26.4 |
| 35–64 | 17.4 | 24.2 |
| 65+ | 7.6 | 13.5 |
| Residence | ||
| Rural | 16.7 | 23.7 |
| Urban | 15.6 | 26.5 |
| Region | ||
| East | 16.3 | 24.9 |
| Quebec | 18.7 | 26.1 |
| Ontario | 15.4 | 25.0 |
| West | 13.3 | 21.4 |
| Immigration status | ||
| Immigrant (<5 yrs ago) | 15.8 | 42.9 |
| Immigrant (≥5 yrs ago) | 11.5 | 23.2 |
| Not an immigrant | 16.8 | 23.6 |
| Number of children ≤12 yrs of age | ||
| >1 child | 15.1 | 22.8 |
| 1 child | 17.9 | 26.8 |
| None | 18.2 | 26.5 |
| Lone-parent status | ||
| Yes | 19.2 | 27.3 |
| No | 15.7 | 24.0 |
| Education | ||
| Less than high school | 11.3 | 18.1 |
| High school/Some post-secondary | 14.2 | 24.5 |
| Post-secondary degree/diploma | 18.1 | 25.7 |
| Income | ||
| Lowest | 14.4 | 29.0 |
| Lower-middle | 13.8 | 23.4 |
| Upper-middle | 17.4 | 22.5 |
| Highest | 16.8 | 25.3 |
| Missing | 13.2 | 23.5 |
| Job status | ||
| Full time | 18.3 | 25.4 |
| Part time | 18.1 | 22.6 |
| Not working | 10.4 | 21.9 |
| Health status | ||
| Fair/poor | 16.5 | 22.2 |
| Good | 16.7 | 25.2 |
| Excellent/very good | 15.1 | 24.0 |
| Some restriction | ||
| Yes | 17.8 | 24.8 |
| No | 15.4 | 24.1 |
| Regular family doctor | ||
| Yes | 14.7 | 23.9 |
| No | 28.4 | 26.5 |