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Table 2 Sample characteristics

From: Inequalities in out-of-pocket payments for health care services among elderly Germans – results of a population-based cross-sectional study

 

All

 

Missings

Characteristics

n = 3,124

 

(%)

Gender: n (%)

3,124

(100)

0

- Male

1,481

(47.41)

 

- Female

1,643

(52.59)

 

Age: mean (SD)

69.63

(6.30)

0

Range

57 - 84

  

Marital status: n (%)

3,087

(100)

1.2

- Single

105

(3.40)

 

- Married

2,217

(71.82)

 

- Divorced

229

(7.42)

 

- Widowed

536

(17.36)

 

Education: n (%)

3,079

(100)

1.4

- Under 10 years

2,038

(66.19)

 

- 10–11 years

550

(17.86)

 

- More than 11 years

491

(15.95)

 

3-month net incomea : mean (SD)

4,299.13

(2,053.88)

13.1

Health insurance: n (%)

3,100

(100)

0.8

- Statutory

2,859

(92,23)

 

- Private

241

(7.77)

 

CIRS-Gb : mean (SD)

6.88

(5.44)

16.8

  1. a Square root equivalence scale; b CIRS-G: Cumulative Illness Rating Scale for Geriatrics; SD: standard deviation.