Table 1 Characteristics of HCIC respondents from the public according to the perceived level of access to treatment(s) needed to manage chronic health condition(s) (CHC) (n = 619)
Characteristic | Total n (%) | Has access to treatment(s) needed to manage CHC(s): | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Always | Often | Sometimes | Rarely | Never | ||
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
n = 247 (40) | n = 170 (27) | n = 131 (21) | n = 53 (9) | n = 18 (3) | ||
Sex | ||||||
Female | 320 (52) | 116 (36) | 83 (26) | 84 (26) | 29 (9) | 8 (3) |
Age | ||||||
< 35 years | 70 (11) | 10 (14) | 27 (39) | 26 (37) | 6 (9) | 1 (1) |
35–44 years | 80 (13) | 32 (40) | 22 (28) | 13 (16) | 9 (11) | 4 (5) |
45–54 years | 137 (22) | 42 (31) | 38 (28) | 38 (28) | 15 (11) | 4 (3) |
55–64 years | 162 (26) | 61 (38) | 47 (29) | 33 (20) | 16 (10) | 5 (3) |
≥65 years | 170 (27) | 102 (60) | 36 (21) | 21 (12) | 7 (4) | 4 (2) |
Number of CHCs | ||||||
1 | 261 (42) | 111 (43) | 65 (25) | 54 (21) | 18 (7) | 13 (5) |
2 | 172 (28) | 71 (41) | 49 (28) | 34 (20) | 16 (9) | 2 (1) |
≥3 | 186 (30) | 65 (35) | 56 (30) | 43 (23) | 19 (10) | 3 (2) |
Household Income | ||||||
<$50,000 | 175 (28) | 55 (31) | 42 (24) | 43 (25) | 26 (15) | 9 (5) |
$50,000–$74,999 | 235 (38) | 104 (44) | 61 (26) | 53 (23) | 13 (6) | 4 (2) |
$75,000–$99,999 | 75 (12) | 33 (44) | 25 (33) | 12 (16) | 4 (5) | 1 (1) |
≥$100,000 | 64 (10) | 26 (41) | 21 (33) | 10 (16) | 5 (8) | 2 (3) |
Prefer not to say | 70 (11) | 29 (41) | 21 (30) | 13 (19) | 5 (7) | 2 (3) |
Regiona | ||||||
Ontario | 237 (38) | 106 (45) | 66 (28) | 46 (19) | 11 (5) | 8 (3) |
Quebec | 123 (20) | 44 (36) | 37 (30) | 27 (22) | 12 (10) | 3 (2) |
British Columbia | 79 (13) | 34 (43) | 16 (20) | 17 (22) | 10 (13) | 2 (3) |
Alberta | 61 (10) | 20 (33) | 20 (33) | 17 (28) | 4 (7) | 0 (0) |
Atlantic | 80 (13) | 32 (40) | 20 (25) | 15 (19) | 9 (11) | 4 (5) |
Prairies | 39 (6) | 11 (28) | 11 (28) | 9 (23) | 7 (18) | 1 (3) |
Health Insurance Plan | ||||||
Yes | 312 (50) | 136 (44) | 90 (29) | 61 (20) | 21 (7) | 4 (1) |
No | 307 (50) | 111 (36) | 80 (26) | 70 (23) | 32 (10) | 14 (5) |
Marital Status | ||||||
Single, never married | 115 (19) | 34 (30) | 38 (33) | 26 (23) | 15 (13) | 2 (2) |
Married/Common-law | 364 (59) | 154 (42) | 95 (26) | 80 (22) | 25 (7) | 10 (3) |
Divorced/separated | 95 (15) | 38 (40) | 22 (23) | 21 (22) | 12 (13) | 2 (2) |
Widowed | 41 (7) | 20 (49) | 13 (32) | 3 (7) | 1 (2) | 4 (10) |
Prefer not to say | 4 (1) | 1 (25) | 2 (50) | 1 (25) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Residence | ||||||
Urban | 509 (82) | 202 (40) | 136 (27) | 115 (23) | 44 (9) | 12 (2) |
Rural | 110 (18) | 45 (41) | 34 (31) | 16 (15) | 9 (8) | 6 (5) |
Currently live with another person | ||||||
Yes | 445 (72) | 189 (42) | 118 (27) | 94 (21) | 33 (7) | 11 (2) |
No | 174 (28) | 58 (33) | 52 (30) | 37 (21) | 20 (11) | 7 (4) |
Self-rated Health | ||||||
Excellent/Very Good | 186 (30) | 96 (52) | 48 (26) | 28 (15) | 8 (4) | 6 (3) |
Good | 246 (40) | 102 (41) | 71 (29) | 47 (19) | 20 (8) | 6 (2) |
Fair/Poor | 187 (30) | 49 (26) | 51 (27) | 56 (30) | 25 (13) | 6 (3) |