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. 2022 Jun 1;6(3):BJGPO.2021.0239. doi: 10.3399/BJGPO.2021.0239

Table 4. Patient characteristics by visit modality.

Sociodemographic variable n (%)
In-person Telephone Text or email Video
Age, years
 0–12 18 652 (60.7) 11 271 (36.7) 518 (1.7) 263 (0.9)
 13–26 21 591 (43.9) 25 078 (51.0) 1362 (2.8) 1154 (2.3)
 27–40 36 415 (45.1) 41 230 (51.1) 1610 (2.0) 1465 (1.8)
 41–60 58 937 (43.9) 71 449 (53.2) 2037 (1.5) 1871 (1.4)
 61–75 51 762 (46.6) 57 129 (51.4) 946 (0.9) 1216 (1.1)
 >76 28 708 (50.6) 27 180 (47.9) 347 (0.6) 508 (0.9)
Sex
 Female 127 216 (45.3) 145 205 (51.8) 4001 (1.4) 4106 (1.5)
 Male 84 591 (49.0) 83 845 (48.6) 2161 (1.3) 2031 (1.2)
 Other 4258 (44.9) 4287 (45.2) 658 (6.9) 280 (3.0)
Education
 High school or less 74 366 (47.1) 80 263 (50.8) 1620 (1.0) 1598 (1.0)
 Post-secondary or equivalent 49 297 (44.0) 59 932 (53.5) 1120 (1.0) 1659 (1.5)
 Other 92 402 (47.9) 93 142 (48.3) 4080 (2.1) 3160 (1.6)
Income
 $0–$14 999 34 070 (46.3) 37 835 (51.4) 929 (1.3) 817 (1.1)
 $15 000–$19 999 11 606 (46.3) 12 903 (51.5) 271 (1.1) 288 (1.1)
 $20 000–$24 999 8687 (45.7) 9886 (52.0) 225 (1.2) 198 (1.0)
 $25 000–$29 999 5966 (46.4) 6629 (51.6) 99 (0.8) 153 (1.2)
 $30 000–$34 999 6137 (46.4) 6835 (51.7) 120 (0.9) 135 (1.0)
 $35 000–$39 999 4965 (45.4) 5795 (53.0) 70 (0.6) 99 (0.9)
 $40 000–$59 999 12 029 (45.4) 13 817 (52.2) 260 (1.0) 375 (1.4)
 >$60 000 18 487 (44.6) 21 865 (52.8) 374 (0.9) 699 (1.7)
 Other 114 118 (47.5) 117 772 (49.1) 4472 (1.9) 3653 (1.5)
Spoken language
 English 157 037 (45.7) 177 566 (51.7) 4705 (1.4) 4461 (1.3)
 French 6837 (47.8) 7094 (49.6) 148 (1.0) 222 (1.6)
 Other 52 191 (49.9) 48 677 (46.6) 1967 (1.9) 1734 (1.7)
Household composition
 Living with others 94 027 (46.0) 106 255 (51.9) 1924 (0.9) 2420 (1.2)
 Living alone 28 243 (46.9) 30 634 (50.9) 630 (1.0) 702 (1.2)
 Other 93 795 (47.4) 96 448 (48.8) 4266 (2.2) 3295 (1.7)
Overall 216 065 (46.7) 233 337 (50.4) 6820 (1.5) 6417 (1.4)