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Table 3 Populations characteristics by quadrant

From: The Saskatchewan rural health study: an application of a population health framework to understand respiratory health outcomes

Characteristics

Quadrant#

P value

 

South West

South East

North East

North West

 
 

N = 878

N = 1010

N = 1315

N = 1419

 
 

n = 1538

n = 1792

n = 2400

n = 2527

 

Rural Municipality, n (%)

     

Town

691 (44.9)

921 (51.4)

1622 (67.6)

1238 (49.0)

<0.0001***

RM

847 (55.1)

871 (48.6)

778 (32.4)

1289 (51.0)

 

Location of Home, n (%)

     

Farm

552 (36.0)

704 (39.6)

1192 (50.0)

997 (39.7)

<0.0001***

Non-Farm

980 (64.0)

1072 (60.4)

1193 (50.0)

1514 (60.3)

 

Age group, yrs, n (%)

     

18–45

341 (22.2)

464 (25.9)

485 (20.2)

647 (25.6)

<0.0001***

46–55

433 (28.2)

441 (24.6)

552 (23.0)

620 (24.6)

 

56–65

319 (20.8)

422 (23.5)

599 (25.0)

608 (24.1)

 

>65

444 (28.9)

465 (25.9)

762 (31.8)

650 (25.7)

 

Sex, n (%)

     

Male

750 (48.8)

886 (49.4)

1201 (50.0)

1229 (48.7)

0.791

Female

788 (51.2)

906 (50.6)

1199 (50.0)

1293 (51.3)

 
  1. # N = Number of households; n = number of individuals; Four individuals in 2 households could not identified.
  2. *p<0.05 **P<0.01 ***P<0.0001.