Table 2:

Neighbourhood-level travel burden to 5 nearest family physicians for the general population, and to French-speaking family physicians for French-only speakers

MeasureGeneral population, median (IQR)French-only speakers, median (IQR)p value*Difference, median (IQR)
Driving time, min2.27 (1.89–3.69)3.09 (2.25–4.43)< 0.0010.61 (0.26–1.17)
Walking distance, km1.37 (1.01–2.33)1.90 (1.33–3.29)< 0.0010.43 (0.16–0.94)
  • Note: IQR = interquartile range.

  • * From Wilcoxon signed-rank test, with null hypothesis that the difference in paired observations is centred around 0.

  • A positive value indicates a larger travel burden for French-concordant care.