Influenza vaccination, inverse care and homelessness: cross-sectional survey of eligibility and uptake during the 2011/12 season in London

Table 2 Baseline characteristics of homeless respondents

	Total in survey
	N	% (95% CI)
All	455	-
Age
16 to 44	261	57.4% (50.6, 65.1)
45 to 64	173	38.0% (33.5, 43.2)
65+	21	4.6% (2.4, 9.1)
Sex
Male	365	80.8% (70.7, 92.2)
Female	87	19.2% (11.0, 33.6)
UK born
No	175	38.7% (29.2, 51.4)
Yes	277	61.3% (51.3, 73.3)
Survey venue*
Day centre	235	51.6% (31.4, 84.9)
Homeless hostel	149	32.7% (16.1, 66.4)
Drug service	71	15.6% (6.3, 38.6)
Registered with a local General Practitioner
No	123	27.2% (19.2, 38.5)
Yes**	329	72.8% (63.9, 82.9)

Data were missing for three individuals for the Sex, UK Born and Registered with local General Practitioner variables.
*Day centres provide a range services to homeless people; homeless hostels provide accommodation alongside other variable services; and drug services provide treatment and other rehabilitation services to homeless clients.
**A local General Practitioner was defined as one that was easy to travel to.

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