Characteristics | Patients, N (%) |
---|---|
Age category (years) | |
20–40 | 1 (8) |
41–60 | 3 (23) |
61–80 | 9 (69) |
Dialysis modality | |
Predialysis | 5 (38) |
Peritoneal dialysis | 4 (31) |
Home haemodialysis | 1 (8) |
In-centre (facility) dialysis | 3 (23) |
Marital status | |
Married/de facto | 7 (54) |
Divorced/separated | 0 |
Single | 3 (23) |
Widowed | 3 (23) |
Highest level education | |
Some primary school | 4 (31) |
Some secondary | 3 (23) |
Completed certificate or diploma | 3 (23) |
Completed degree/higher | 3 (23) |
Employment status | |
Full-time | 4 (31) |
Part-time/casual | 2 (15) |
Not employed | 2 (15) |
Social Welfare Beneficiary | 3 (23) |
Retired | 2 (15) |
Estimated gross annual household income | |
NZ$10–30 000 | 2 (15) |
NZ$31–50 000 | 7 (54) |
NZ$51–70 000 | 4 (31) |
NZ$71–100 000 | 0 |
>NZ$101 000 | 0 |
Time to dialysis unit (travelled one way) (minutes) | |
0–20 | 5 (65) |
21–40 | 4 (31) |
41–120 | 0 |
>120 | 4 (31) |
NB, NZ Annual Household Income $85 000 (2013).
NZ, New Zealand.