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Table 1 Patient demographics

From: Willingness to pay to assess patient preferences for therapy in a Canadian setting

Parameter

Value

No. of Patients

91

Mean age, years (range)

56 (25–81)

Gender

 

   Male (%)

63 (69)

Marital Status (%)

 

   Married

60 (66)

   Divorced

11 (12)

   Widowed

9 (10)

   Single

10 (12)

Highest Level of Education (%)

 

   Elementary School

7 (8)

   Secondary School

29 (32)

   Trades/Technical College

34 (36)

   University Degree

16 (18)

   Post-graduate

5 (6)

Employment (%)

 

   Retired

45 (49)

   Employed

29 (32)

   Unemployed

16 (18)

   Unknown

1 (1)

Annual Household Income (%)

 

   < $20,000

22 (24)

   $20,000–39,999

20 (23)

   $40,000–59,999

22 (24)

   $60,000–79,999

9 (10)

   $80,000–99,999

3 (3)

   $100,000–149,000

7 (8)

   > $150,000

4 (4)

   Unknown

4 (4)

Type of Infection (%)

 

   Osteomyelitis

39 (43)

   Infected pacemaker/wires

9 (10)

   Endocarditis

9 (10)

   Wound infection

7 (8)

   Abscess

6 (7)

   Bacteremia

4 (5)

   Other1

17 (17)

  1. 1Meningitis (3), pneumonia (4), infected graft of lower limb (2), line sepsis (2), septic arthritis (2), cellulites (1), pyelonephritis (1), CMV (1), discitis (1)