Comparison of sociodemographic characteristics between non-homeless and homeless children under 16 years attending ED
| Variable | Non-homeless | Homeless | P value | ||||
| n=1500 | n=3138 | ||||||
| n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | ||
| Female | 703 | 46.9 | 44.3 to 49.4 | 1442 | 46 | 44.2 to 47.8 | 0.559 |
| Age | |||||||
| Months Mdn (IQR) | 60 | (21–120) | 29 | (12–60) | <0.001 | ||
| ≤12 months | 245 | 16.3 | 14.6 to 18.3 | 808 | 25.7 | 24.3 to 27.3 | <0.001 |
| Irish ethnicity | 652 | 74.5 | 71.5 to 77.3 | 740 | 37.4 | 35.3 to 39.6 | <0.001 |
| Born in Ireland | 457 | 96.2 | 94.1 to 97.6 | 1297 | 82.3 | 80.3 to 84.1 | <0.001 |
| Ethnicity | χ2 (6)=501 N=2851 p<0.001 * | ||||||
| White Irish | 645 | 73.7 | 70.7 to 76.5 | 681 | 34.5 | 32.4 to 36.6 | |
| Irish Traveller | 7 | 0.8 | 0.4 to 1.6 | 59 | 3 | 2.3 to 3.8 | |
| Roma | 21 | 2.4 | 1.6 to 3.6 | 445 | 22.5 | 20.7 to 24.4 | |
| White European | 79 | 9 | 7.3 to 11.1 | 117 | 5.9 | 5 to 7.1 | |
| Black | 37 | 4.2 | 3.1 to 5.8 | 416 | 21.1 | 19.3 to 22.9 | |
| Asian | 77 | 8.8 | 7.1 to 10.9 | 170 | 8.6 | 7.5 to 9.9 | |
| Other | 9 | 1 | 0.5 to 1.9 | 88 | 4.5 | 3.6 to 5.5 | |
*Analysis of adjusted residuals revealed significant differences were due to differences in white Irish, Irish traveller, Roma and black ethnicities.
ED, emergency department.