Experiences of Health Service Access and Use for People Living with Parkinson’s Disease in Ireland: A National Survey

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of people with PD.

		Valid % (n)
Gender	Male	52.5% (732)
	Female	47.1% (657)
	Nonbinary/other	0.4% (6)
Ethnicity	White Irish	94.8% (1269)
	White (not Irish)	4.6% (61)
	Other	0.6% (9)
Province	Leinster	45.9% (609)
	Munster	27.6% (367)
	Connaught	19.1% (254)
	Ulster	7.4% (98)
Living arrangement	Own home (with spouse/family)	73.3% (979)
	Own home (alone)	19.2% (256)
	Relative’s home	3.5% (47)
	Care home/other	4.0% (54)
First language	English	96.6% (1291)
Area type	Rural	37.3% (493)
	Village/town	37.1% (490)
	City	25.6% (338)
Relationship status	Married/partner	74.9% (992)
	Separated/divorced	4.5% (59)
	Single (never married)	6.2% (82)
	Widowed	14.4% (191)
Employment status	Retired	69.5% (n = 922)
	Unable to work due to disability	12.4% (n = 165)
	Employed/self-employed	12.2% (n = 162)
	Homemaker	5.1% (n = 67)
	Unemployed	0.8% (n = 10)