Table 2

Hospital level variables and participant relation to hospital

Categoricaln (%)
Type of emergency department
 Urban221 (70.2)
 Suburban94 (29.8)
Occupation
 Teaching222 (70.5)
 Non-teaching93 (29.5)
Visits per year
 30 k25 (7.9)
 20–50 k132 (41.9)
 >50 k158 (50.2)
Hospital type
 Primary53 (16.8)
 Secondary104 (33.0)
 Tertiary158 (50.2)
Where are you from in relation to the hospital
 Same local area145 (50.9)
 New Brunswick79 (27.7)
 Maritimes25 (8.8)
 Canada26 (9.1)
 Other10 (3.5)