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Table 2 Self-reported health care use according to ethnic background in the Netherlands (2003).

From: Ethnic background and differences in health care use: a national cross-sectional study of native Dutch and immigrant elderly in the Netherlands

Health care use (%)

NETH (N = 304)

TURK (N = 307)

MOROC (N = 284)

SURI (N = 308)

ANTIL (N = 300)

*p-value

GP

48.3

72.2

70.1

68.9

60.3

<0.001

Outpatient specialist

37.2

34.9

38.0

44.8

36.2

0.102

Hospital admission

14.5

19.8

13.2

18.8

14.5

0.106

Physical therapy

26.7

22.7

17.3

29.6

26.8

0.006

Homecare

21.7

11.7

3.6

24.2

14.3

<0.001

  1. * χ2 test was performed