Table 1. Characteristics of People Who Delayed or Did Not Delay Seeking Healthcare .
| Characteristics |
Delayed Seeking Healthcare
a,b
(n = 542) No. (%) |
Did Not Delay Seeking Care
a,b
(n = 444)
No. (%) |
| Age | ||
| 18-34 | 139 (26) | 79 (18) |
| 35-44 | 120 (22) | 78 (18) |
| 45-54 | 139 (26) | 105 (24) |
| 55-64 | 82 (15) | 89 (20) |
| 65+ | 56 (10) | 89 (20) |
| Gender | ||
| Female | 464 (86) | 366 (83) |
| Male | 68 (13) | 71 (16) |
| Other | 8 (1) | 5 (1) |
| Prioritised ethnicity | ||
| Māori | 51 (10) | 45 (10) |
| Pacific peoples | 13 (2) | 5 (1) |
| Asian | 22 (4) | 11 (3) |
| New Zealand European/other | 448 (84) | 379 (86) |
| Current work status | ||
| In paid employment as before COVID-19 | 303 (57) | 270 (61) |
| In paid employment with reduced pay | 61 (11) | 47 (11) |
| In paid employment not being paid | 18 (3) | 8 (2) |
| Unemployed looking for work | 22 (4) | 8 (2) |
| Not in paid employment, not looking for work | 130 (24) | 108 (24) |
| Struggle to pay for living costs in last 7 days | ||
| Agree/strongly agree | 57 (11) | 16 (4) |
| Neither | 68 (13) | 34 (8) |
| Disagree/strongly disagree | 414 (77) | 391 (89) |
| Self-rated health | ||
| Excellent | 51 (9) | 67 (15) |
| Very good | 194 (36) | 184 (42) |
| Good | 176 (33) | 144 (33) |
| Fair | 93 (17) | 44 (10) |
| Poor | 26 (5) | 4 (1) |
| Presence of long term health condition | 336 (62) | 268 (61) |
| Presence of disability | 78 (14) | 43 (10) |
| Concernedc about impact of COVID-19 on their own health | 284 (52) | 184 (41) |
| More difficultd to manage health during pandemic | 306 (57) | 88 (20) |
Abbreviation: COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019.
a Missing values were excluded from the analyses.
bThe maximum margin of error for a simple random samples of size 542 and 444 are 4.2% and 4.7%, respectively.
c Extremely, very or moderately concerned (other question responses were slightly or not at all concerned).
dA little or much more difficult (other question responses were a little easier, much easier or neither).