Table 1: Demographics for the catchment areas of the four EDs.
|
ED1 |
ED2 |
ED3 |
ED4 |
Population served |
145000 |
282000 |
185000 |
205000 |
Patient age (years) |
45.8 |
41.7 |
42.6 |
42.4 |
Citizens with chronic diseases a
|
34% |
29% |
30% |
31% |
Relation to the labor market: |
|
|
|
|
Employed |
42% |
48% |
47% |
46% |
Unemployed |
2% |
2% |
2% |
2% |
Not in the labor force |
56% |
49% |
51% |
52% |
Note: Data for municipalities were obtained from Statistics Denmark and recalculated into sums for the catchment areas of the EDs. The data are for the beginning of 2014, except the data about chronic diseases which are for 2010. a Covers the chronic conditions cardiovascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetics, osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and mental illness.