Inequity in the use of physician services in Norway before and after introducing patient lists in primary care

Grasdal, Astrid L; Monstad, Karin

doi:10.1186/1475-9276-10-25

International Journal for Equity in Health

Table 1 Means of dependent variables and covariates (std.dev. in parenthesis)

From: Inequity in the use of physician services in Norway before and after introducing patient lists in primary care

	2000 (n = 3371)		2002 (n = 2965)		2005 (n = 3002)
dependent variables:
probability of GP visit ^a)	0.723		0.728		0.697
number of GP visits	2.934	(4.355)	2.798	(4.198)	2.771	(4.548)
probability of private specialist visit	0.164		0.171		0.157
number of private specialist visits ^a)	0.387	(1.708)	0.343	(1.489)	0.305	(1.211)
probability of hospital outpatient visit^a)	0.184		0.217		0.208
number of hospital outpatient visits	0.425	(1.815)	0.478	(1.483)	0.448	(1.369)
explanatory variables:
log of household taxed income ^c)	12.199	(0.537)	12.302	(0.524)	12.347	(0.654)
self-assessed health very good ^b)	0.295		0.355		0.397
self-assessed health good	0.508		0.483		0.441
self-assessed health fair	0.142		0.113		0.108
self-assessed health poor	0.047		0.045		0.042
self-assessed health very poor	0.008		0.005		0.011
number of specific diagnosis			0.487	(1.026)	0.469	(0.973)
no chronic disease ^b)			0.642		0.659
chronic disease, no limitations			0.045		0.041
chronic disease, some limitations			0.231		0.212
chronic disease, severe limitations			0.082		0.088
male, age 16-29 ^b)	0.133		0.123		0.130
male, age 30-44	0.161		0.164		0.161
male, age 45-59	0.137		0.162		0.149
male, age 60-69	0.055		0.062		0.067
female, age 16-29	0.125		0.124		0.124
female, age 30-44	0.175		0.160		0.157
female, age 45-59	0.152		0.140		0.142
female, age 60-69	0.061		0.066		0.069
completed compulsory schooling only ^b)	0.144		0.124		0.116
completed <3 years upper secondary	0.325		0.290		0.272
completed 3 years upper secondary	0.265		0.297		0.298
completed > 3 years upper secondary	0.265		0.274		0.270
missing data on education	0.005		0.015		0.044
region 1 (capital and surroundings) ^b)	0.219		0.210		0.221
region 2(eastern except capital area)	0.263		0.266		0.277
region 3 (south-west)	0.142		0.149		0.129
region 4 (west)	0.175		0.167		0.181
region 5 (middle)	0.097		0.103		0.089
region 6 (north)	0.104		0.106		0.103
population>20000 individuals ^b)	0.432		0.432		0.457
population 2000-20000 individuals	0.255		0.254		0.253
population <2000 individuals	0.314		0.314		0.290
single ^b)	0.245		0.227		0.260
married	0.521		0.517		0.464
cohabitating	0.144		0.172		0.183
divorced	0.067		0.066		0.070
widow/widower	0.023		0.017		0.023
working > = 30 hours a week ^b)	0.606		0.602		0.567
disabled	0.070		0.085		0.088
student	0.064		0.064		0.088
doing military service	0.004		0.004		0.002
working part time	0.153		0.149		0.145
inactive in labour market	0.103		0.096		0.110
born in Norway ^b)	0.943		0.935		0.916
born in Europe except Norway	0.033		0.036		0.048
born outside of Europe	0.024		0.029		0.036

a) When comparing means and proportions in 2000 to 2005 figures, two-tailed test shows that the difference is statistically different from zero at the 5% level. The test is undertaken for all dependent variables.
^b) Reference category.
c) Income is NOK 2005, OECD scale equivalised.

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