From: Difficult conversations: Australian Indigenous patients’ views on kidney transplantation
Number | Percent | |
---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||
20–29 | 5 | 3.4 |
30–39 | 19 | 13.0 |
40–49 | 44 | 30.1 |
50–59 | 50 | 34.2 |
60–69 | 21 | 14.4 |
≥ 70 | 7 | 4.8 |
Gender | ||
Female | 76 | 52.1 |
Male | 70 | 47.9 |
Place of interview | ||
New South Wales (4 sites) | 10 | 6.8 |
Northern Territory (5 sites) | 43 | 29.5 |
Queensland (6 sites) | 38 | 26.0 |
South Australia (3 sites) | 10 | 6.8 |
Western Australia (5 sites) | 45 | 30.8 |
Has dependantsa | ||
Yes | 76 | 52.1 |
No | 68 | 46.6 |
Current accommodationa | ||
Own home | 17 | 11.6 |
Rental accommodation | 103 | 70.5 |
Otherb | 25 | 17.1 |
Highest level of educationa | ||
Post-secondary | 13 | 8.9 |
Completed secondary school | 7 | 4.8 |
Some secondary | 71 | 48.6 |
Primary only | 35 | 24.0 |
No formal education | 17 | 11.6 |
Time since dialysis startc | ||
< 1 year | 28 | 19.2 |
1–2 years | 29 | 19.9 |
3–5 years | 50 | 34.2 |
6–10 years | 37 | 25.3 |
> 10 years | 2 | 1.4 |