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Table 2 Demographic characteristics comparing Ontario and the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (n = 111,804)

From: A comparison of home care quality indicator rates in two Canadian provinces

 

Overall (n = 111,804)

Ontario (n = 102,554)

WRHA (n = 9,250)

p value

 

% (n)

 

Age

Mean (SD)

83.2 (7.6)

83.2 (7.6)

83.4 (7.4)

0.003

65–74

15.7 (17,560)

15.8 (16,224)

14.4 (1,336)

0.0007

75–84

40.2 (44,893)

40.0 (41,058)

41.5 (3,835)

85+

44.1 (49,351)

44.1 (45,2721)

44.1 (4,079)

Sex

Female

68.6 (76,738)

68.3 (70,040)

72.4 (6,698)

<0.0001

Marital status

Never married

4.6 (5,146)

4.3 (4,428)

7.8 (718)

<0.0001

Married

34.7 (38,844)

35.3 (36,217)

28.4 (2,627)

Widowed/

separated/divorced

59.9 (66,974)

59.6 (61,139)

63.1 (5,835)

Other

0.8 (840)

0.8 (770)

0.8 (70)

Highest level of education

No schooling

2.0 (2,078)

2.1 (1,976)

1.1 (102)

<0.0001

Eighth grade or less

23.8 (24,316)

23.8 (22,028)

24.7 (2,288)

Some high school/high school graduate

33.2 (33,899)

32.2 (29,841)

43.9 (4,058)

Post-Secondary education

21.5 (21,943)

21.6 (19,993)

21.1 (1,950)

Unknown

19.4 (19,761)

20.4 (18,909)

9.2 (852)