Table 1.
Differences in delegation rate by patient socio-demography
| Row total | No delegation | Delegation | Pvalue | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |||
| Delegation Overall | 2,063 | 929 | 45.0 | 1,134 | 55.0 | |
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | 926 | 419 | 45.2 | 507 | 54.8 | 0.447 |
| Male | 1,137 | 510 | 44.9 | 627 | 55.1 | |
| Payment status (adults only; n = 1,740) | ||||||
| Non-exempt | 1,569 | 793 | 50.5 | 776 | 49.5 | |
| Exempt | 171 | 83 | 48.5 | 88 | 51.5 | 0.630 |
| Age groups | ||||||
| Under 18 years | 282 | 41 | 14.5 | 241 | 85.5 | 0.001* |
| Working age (18–64 years) | 1,567 | 789 | 50.4 | 778 | 49.6 | |
| Over 64 years | 214 | 99 | 46.3 | 207 | 53.7 | |
| Quintiles of deprivation based on patient population (n = 2,043) | ||||||
| Most deprived 1 | 445 | 200 | 44.9 | 245 | 55.1 | 0.988 |
| 2 | 423 | 192 | 45.4 | 231 | 54.6 | |
| 3 | 483 | 222 | 46.0 | 261 | 54.0 | |
| 4 | 450 | 199 | 44.2 | 251 | 55.8 | |
| Least deprived 5 | 241 | 108 | 44.6 | 134 | 55.4 | |
| Smoking cessation signposting (adults only; n = 541) | ||||||
| No | 196 | 145 | 74.0 | 51 | 26.0 | 0.001* |
| Yes | 345 | 191 | 55.4 | 154 | 44.6 |
*Statistically significant differences in bold*; n = 2,063 unless otherwise stated.