Table 1.
Population, number of public health nurses and financial capability index by client reminder group
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|
Client reminder group |
Total N = 1,464 |
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Median |
Group 1 (2007 no–2008 no) N = 476 |
Group 2 (2007 yes–2008 no) N = 200 |
Group 3 (2007 no–2008 yes) N = 168 |
Group 4 (2007 yes–2008 yes) N = 620 |
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| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |||
| Population |
Fewer than 50,000 |
14,926 |
306 |
64.3% |
128 |
64.0% |
125 |
74.4% |
422 |
68.1% |
981 |
67.0% |
| |
Between 50,000 and 100,000 |
67,181 |
88 |
18.5% |
34 |
17.0% |
17 |
10.1% |
97 |
15.6% |
236 |
16.1% |
| |
More than 100,000 |
189,735 |
82 |
17.2% |
38 |
19.0% |
26 |
15.5% |
101 |
16.3% |
247 |
16.9% |
| Number of public health nurses |
Group 1 (≤16.0/100,000) |
11.5 |
159 |
33.4% |
60 |
30.0% |
36 |
21.4% |
143 |
23.1% |
398 |
27.2% |
| Group 2 (16.1–26.1/100,000) |
20.7 |
124 |
26.1% |
42 |
21.0% |
38 |
22.6% |
162 |
26.1% |
366 |
25.0% |
|
| |
Group 3 (26.2–43.3/100,000) |
32.4 |
83 |
17.4% |
48 |
24.0% |
46 |
27.4% |
176 |
28.4% |
353 |
24.1% |
| |
Group 4 (≥43.4/100,000) |
64.8 |
110 |
23.1% |
50 |
25.0% |
48 |
28.6% |
139 |
22.4% |
347 |
23.7% |
| Financial capability index |
Group 1 (≤0.28) |
0.21 |
108 |
22.7% |
44 |
22.0% |
48 |
28.6% |
118 |
19.0% |
318 |
21.7% |
| Group 2 (0.29–0.48) |
0.38 |
98 |
20.6% |
54 |
27.0% |
45 |
26.8% |
171 |
27.6% |
368 |
25.1% |
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Group 3 (0.49–0.73) |
0.60 |
127 |
26.7% |
49 |
24.5% |
36 |
21.4% |
161 |
26.0% |
373 |
25.5% |
| Group 4 (≥0.74) | 0.93 | 143 | 30.0% | 53 | 26.5% | 39 | 23.2% | 170 | 27.4% | 405 | 27.7% | |
Significant correlations were identified between client reminders and population size (p = 0.015), number of public health nurses per population (p < 0.001) and financial capability index (p = 0.030).