Public assessment of key performance indicators of healthcare in a Canadian province: the effect of age and chronic health problems

Nurullah, Abu Sadat; Northcott, Herbert C; Harvey, Michael D

doi:10.1186/2193-1801-3-28

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Table 1 Sample, independent variable and dependent variable characteristics from the 2004 Alberta Health survey

From: Public assessment of key performance indicators of healthcare in a Canadian province: the effect of age and chronic health problems

Variables		N	% orMean	SD	Adjusted %
Sex
	Male	1984	49.6		49.6
	Female	2016	50.4		50.4
Age
	Non-Seniors (18–64)	3448	86.2		86.2
	Seniors (65–75+)	552	13.8		13.8
Education
	Less than high-school	525	13.1		13.2
	Completed high-school	926	23.2		23.3
	Some post-secondary	619	15.5		15.6
	Completed post-secondary	1902	47.5		49.9
	Missing	28	0.7
Annual household income
	Up to $29,999	591	14.8		19.0
	$30,000 to $59,999	928	23.3		29.8
	$60,000 to $99,999	862	21.5		27.6
	$100,000+	734	18.3		23.6
	Missing	886	22.1
Living arrangement
	Living alone	607	15.2		15.2
	Living with someone	3388	84.7		84.8
	Missing	5	0.1
Chronic conditions
	No chronic problem	2836	70.9		71.1
	Chronic without pain	1059	26.5		26.5
	Chronic pain	97	2.4		2.4
	Missing	8	0.2
Self-reported health status			3.64	1.03
	Poor	140	3.5		3.5
	Fair	391	9.8		9.8
	Good	1080	27.0		27.0
	Very good	1523	38.0		38.1
	Excellent	862	21.6		21.6
	Missing	3	0.1
Days in past 30 days physical health not good			3.84	8.24
	0 day	2406	60.2		60.7
	1–7 days	1024	25.6		25.8
	8+ days	536	13.4		13.5
	Missing	33	0.8
Days in past 30 days mental health not good			3.31	7.20
	0 day	2461	61.5		62.1
	1–7 days	1003	25.1		25.3
	8+ days	500	12.5		12.6
	Missing	36	0.9
Knowledge of the available health services			2.72	0.82
	Poor	302	7.6		7.6
	Fair	1146	28.7		28.9
	Good	1870	46.7		47.1
	Excellent	652	16.3		16.4
	Missing	30	0.8
Personally received healthcare services
	No	895	22.4		22.4
	Yes	3100	77.5		77.6
	Missing	6	0.1
Availability of healthcare services			2.60	0.88
	Poor	497	12.4		12.8
	Fair	1084	27.1		27.8
	Good	1783	44.6		45.8
	Excellent	531	13.3		13.6
	Missing	106	2.6
Accessibility of healthcare services			2.69	0.83
	Very difficult	292	7.3		7.5
	A bit difficult	1222	30.6		31.3
	Easy	1778	44.4		45.4
	Very easy	616	15.4		15.8
	Missing	91	2.3
Quality of healthcare services			2.78	0.81
	Poor	283	7.1		7.3
	Fair	945	23.6		24.3
	Good	2005	50.1		51.6
	Excellent	654	16.4		16.8
	Missing	112	2.8
Quality of healthcare system in Alberta			2.67	0.77
	Poor	303	7.6		7.7
	Fair	1087	27.2		27.7
	Good	2115	52.9		53.9
	Excellent	419	10.5		10.7
	Missing	75	1.9
Satisfaction with the health system in Alberta			3.74	0.99
	Very dissatisfied	139	3.5		3.5
	Somewhat dissatisfied	427	10.7		10.8
	Neither	474	11.8		12.0
	Somewhat satisfied	2208	55.2		55.9
	Very satisfied	705	17.6		17.8
	Missing	47	1.2
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Index			2.90	0.67
	Total cases	3719	93.0
	Missing	281	7.0

Note: N = 4,000. The Mean and Standard Deviation values are shown in italics.

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