Waiting times in the ambulatory sector - the case of chronically Ill patients

Table 3 Summary statistics of the explanatory variables

		All areas	Urban areas	Rural areas
		Percentage or mean value (standard error for mean value)	Percentage or mean value (standard error for mean value)	Percentage or mean value (standard error for mean value)
Need
Age 18 to 29		6.67	6.65	6,74
Age 30 to 44		15.89	15.46	16.34
Age 45 to 59		33.52	33.73	33.20
Age 60 to 69		20.37	22.37	18.25
Age 70 to 79		23.56	21.79	25.47
Excellent health		6.67	7.48	6.27
Very good health		13.97	15.11	12.73
Good health		47.12	45.51	48.85
Poor or very poor health		32.38	31.9	46.88
Hospitalisation within the last 12 months		34.43	34.79	34.03
Socio-economic background & gender
Lowest secondary school qualification		33.97	33.04	34.68
Intermediate secondary school qualification		34.16	31.13	36.88
Highest	secondary school qualification	30.87	35.83	28.44
Male		41.83	42.70	40.87
Female		58.17	57.30	59,13
German citizenship		96.71	95.50	98.28
Health system
Private health insurance		10.78	12.12	9.31
Most recent consultation of GP		22.37	23.19	21.48
Private health insurance * most recent consultation of GP		2.56	2,81	2.28
Driving time to nearest doctor in minutes		14	13	15
Doctors per 100, 000 inhabitants		49.59 (7.70)	50.64 (7.82)	49.36 (8.41)
Spill-over effect for neighbouring regions		1.01 (0.27)	1.00 (0.16)	0.99 (0.31)
Patient time pressures
Employed		30.68	30.03	31.28
Observations		1095	569	526

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