Table 6

How likely respondents thought the Assault on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act would deter types of individuals from being V&A towards EMS staff

ResponsesCodeN (%)
Q12a) Alcohol
(n=1010)
Q12b) Drugs
(n=1010)
Q12c) Altered mental status following illness and/or injury
(n=1010)
Q12d) Other members of the public
(n=1010)
Not at all likely1458(45.3%)470(46.5%)410(40.6%)89(8.8%)
Not very likely2302(29.9%)290(28.7%)354(35.0%)339(33.6%)
Fairly likely377(7.6%)79(7.8%)85(8.4%)368(36.4%)
Very likely479(7.8%)72(7.1%)46(4.6%)65(6.4%)
Don't knowOmitted94(9.3%)99(9.8%)115(11.4%)149(14.8%)
  • The column code represents the order of responses; 1 represents the reference category and each subsequent number represents each level in the model.