Table 2.
Proportion of respondents who received care at their primary care practice who reported that they delayed seeking care because of the pandemic, by sociodemographic characteristic
| Demographics | Delayed Care n (%) |
P value |
| All | 1509 (30.53) | |
| Age | ||
| <18 years | 61 (29.90) | <0.01 |
| 18–34 years | 158 (35.03) | |
| 35–64 years | 704 (31.44) | |
| 65+ years | 429 (26.85) | |
| Gender | ||
| Woman | 932 (31.65) | <0.001 |
| Man | 376 (26.07) | |
| Other | 20 (42.55) | |
| Prefer not to answer | 18 (46.15) | |
| Education | ||
| High school or less | 238 (24.74) | <0.001 |
| College/university | 637 (30.09) | |
| Graduate/professional | 443 (33.95) | |
| Trouble making ends meet | ||
| Yes | 188 (42.63) | <0.001 |
| No | 928 (27.33) | |
| Don’t know/prefer not to answer | 196 (37.69) | |
| Born in Canada | ||
| Yes | 966 (30.92) | 0.07 |
| No | 366 (28.09) | |
| Arrive <10 years | ||
| Yes | 66 (29.33) | 0.79 |
| No | 289 (28.20) | |
| Preferred language | ||
| English | 1322 (30.20) | 0.49 |
| Non-English | 24 (34.78) | |
| Self-rated health | ||
| Excellent | 153 (25.54) | <0.001 |
| Very good | 475 (28.84) | |
| Good | 433 (30.20) | |
| Fair/poor | 275 (36.57) | |
| Usual PCP | ||
| Staff physician | 976 (30.13) | 0.47 |
| Resident physician | 246 (29.85) | |
| Nurse practitioner | 45 (36.59) | |
| Unsure | 52 (29.21) |
PCP, primary care provider.