Table 2.
Respondent characteristics
| Characteristic | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Men | 78 (55) |
| Women | 65 (45) |
| Age, yr | |
| <65 | 88 (62) |
| >65 | 55 (38) |
| Employment status | |
| Pensioner | 52 (36) |
| Part time | 15 (10) |
| Full time | 35 (24) |
| Not employed/beneficiary | 41 (29) |
| Education | |
| Primary | 14 (10) |
| Some high school | 39 (27) |
| Completed high school | 26 (18) |
| Trade certificate | 21 (15) |
| Diploma/certificate | 23 (16) |
| Postgraduate | 20 (14) |
| Ethnicity | |
| European | 61 (43) |
| Māori | 49 (34) |
| Pacific Islander | 21 (15) |
| Asian | 7 (5) |
| Indian | 5 (3) |
| Marital status | |
| Married/de facto | 85 (59) |
| Partnered but not living together | 9 (6) |
| Single | 21 (15) |
| Widowed | 24 (17) |
| Divorced | 3 (2) |
| Other | 1 (1) |
| Housing | |
| Own | 76 (53) |
| Government housing | 35 (24) |
| Private rental | 31 (22) |
| Supported housing | 1 (1) |
| No. of people living in household | |
| 1 | 20 (14) |
| 2 | 47 (33) |
| 3 | 13 (9)) |
| 4 | 22 (15) |
| 5+ | 41 (29) |
| Distance from dialysis unit, km (miles) | |
| 0–10 (0–6.2) | 45 (31) |
| 11–50 (6.8–31) | 71 (50) |
| 51–100 (32–62) | 8 (6) |
| 101+ (63+) | 19 (13) |
| Preferred dialysis access | |
| Fistula | 46 (32) |
| Peritoneal dialysis catheter | 59 (41) |
| Central venous catheter | 8 (6) |
| Either | 30 (21) |
| Gross annual household income (New Zealand dollars) | |
| $0–19,999 | 16 (11) |
| $20,000–39,999 | 34 (24) |
| $40,000–59,999 | 42 (29) |
| $60,000–79,999 | 24 (17) |
| $80,000–99,999 | 15 (10) |
| $100,000+ | 12 (8) |