Table 3.
Usually resident population access to different levels of advanced-level hospital care by road and helicopter EMS within specified time periods
| Demographic characteristics | Level 1 hospital access Within 60 min |
Levels 1 and 2 hospital access Within 60 min |
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| Row % | 95% CI | Row % | 95% CI | |
| TOTAL | 59.8 | 56.7 to 62.9 | 84.6 | 82.2 to 86.8 |
| Age (years) | ||||
| 0–14 | 59.8 | 56.7 to 62.8 | 84.3 | 81.8 to 86.5 |
| 15–29 | 67.3 | 64.3 to 70.2 | 88.0 | 85.8 to 89.9 |
| 30–44 | 64.3 | 61.2 to 67.2 | 86.1 | 83.8 to 88.2 |
| 45–64 | 58.0 | 54.9 to 61.1 | 82.6 | 80.1 to 84.9 |
| 65+ | 50.7 | 47.6 to 53.8 | 79.4 | 76.8 to 81.9 |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 59.7 | 56.6 to 62.8 | 83.4 | 80.9 to 85.7 |
| Female | 59.9 | 56.8 to 62.9 | 83.9 | 81.4 to 86.1 |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| New Zealand European | 55.3 | 52.2 to 58.4 | 81.5 | 78.9 to 83.9 |
| Māori | 45.6 | 42.5 to 48.7 | 78.7 | 76.0 to 81.2 |
| Pacific | 84.4 | 82.0 to 86.6 | 94.7 | 93.1 to 96.0 |
| Asian | 87.4 | 85.1 to 89.4 | 96.1 | 94.7 to 97.2 |
| MELAA | 82.9 | 80.4 to 85.2 | 93.0 | 91.2 to 94.5 |
| Other | 52.7 | 49.6 to 55.8 | 80.8 | 78.2 to 83.2 |
| Not stated | 59.9 | 56.8 to 62.9 | 83.7 | 81.2 to 85.9 |
| NZ Deprivation Index | ||||
| 1–2 (least deprived) | 73.4 | 70.5 to 76.1 | 90.0 | 87.9 to 91.8 |
| 3–4 | 62.0 | 58.9 to 65.0 | 83.0 | 81.5 to 85.3 |
| 5–6 | 54.9 | 51.8 to 58.0 | 79.9 | 77.3 to 82.3 |
| 7–8 | 53.9 | 50.8 to 57.0 | 80.5 | 77.9 to 82.9 |
| 9–10 (most deprived) | 55.1 | 51.9 to 58.2 | 83.6 | 81.2 to 85.8 |
| Population Density (persons per km2) | ||||
| High (20–<200 000) | 64.3 | 61.2 to 67.2 | 88.0 | 85.8 to 89.9 |
| Medium (2–<20) | 17.1 | 14.8 to 19.6 | 45.3 | 42.2 to 48.4 |
| Low (0–<2) | 2.8 | 1.8 to 4.0 | 15.2 | 13.0 to 17.6 |
EMS, emergency medical services; MELAA, Middle Eastern, Latin American, African; NZ, New Zealand.