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