Table 1 Descriptive stats
Type Var. | Variable | Mean | N |
|---|---|---|---|
Dependent variable (last health service visit during the past four weeks) | Public primary care | 0.2478 | 23,062 |
Private primary care | 0.0148 | ||
Public specialist care | 0.0771 | ||
Private specialist care | 0.0289 | ||
No visits | 0.6314 | ||
Demographic variables | Female | 0.5411 | 23,089 |
Age 15–34 | 0.1687 | 23,089 | |
Age 35–44 | 0.1797 | ||
Age 45–54 | 0.1782 | ||
Age 55–64 | 0.1693 | ||
Age more than 64 | 0.3042 | ||
Health state variables | Health very good | 0.1815 | 23,089 |
Health good | 0.4827 | ||
Health fair | 0.2396 | ||
Health bad | 0.0747 | ||
Health very bad | 0.0216 | ||
Chronic | 0.6926 | 23,081 | |
Socioeconomic Variables | Primary studies or less | 0.3121 | 23,089 |
Obligatory Secondary studies | 0.3062 | ||
Occupational training or pre-university studies | 0.2002 | ||
University studies | 0.1815 | ||
High social class (SC) | 0.1803 | 22,483 | |
Medium-high SC | 0.3359 | ||
Medium-low SC | 0.3397 | ||
Low social class | 0.1442 | ||
Inactive | 0.4627 | 23,089 | |
Employed | 0.4296 | ||
Unemployed | 0.1077 |