Table 1 Descriptive statistics of key variables by intersectional positions of gender and education
Categories/variable name | Total N (%) | High educated men, N (%) | Low educated men, N (%) | High educated women, N (%) | Low educated women, N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sample size | 22,977 (100%) | 5148 (22.40) | 5415 (23.60) | 6680 (29.10) | 5734 (25.00) |
Health care utilization | |||||
GP visits | 21,800 | ||||
No | 14,728 (67.56) | 3555 (71.70) | 3412 (67.13) | 4364 (67.93) | 3397 (63.51) |
Yes | 7072 (32.44) | 1403 (28.30) | 1657 (32.69) | 2060 (32.07) | 1952 (36.59) |
Specialist visit | 21,592 | ||||
No | 16,747 (77.56) | 3948 (80.10) | 3744 (74.40) | 5082 (79.94) | 3973 (75.33) |
Yes | 4845 (22.44) | 981 (19.90) | 1288 (25.60) | 1275 (20.06) | 1301 (24.67) |
Health care needs | |||||
Age in years | 22,977 | ||||
Young age (16–35) | 5135 (22.35) | 1470 (28.55) | 647 (11.95) | 2159 (32.32) | 859 (14.98) |
Middle aged (36–65) | 10,687 (46.51) | 2420 (47.01) | 2514 (46.43) | 3531 (52.86) | 2222 (38.75) |
Old age (66–85) | 7155 (31.14) | 1258 (24.44) | 2254 (41.63) | 990 (14.82) | 2653 (46.27) |
Poor Self-rated Health | 22,702 | ||||
No | 15,464 (68.12) | 3891 (76.19) | 3310 (61.89) | 4918 (74.47) | 3345 (59.28) |
Yes | 7238 (31.88) | 1216 (23.81) | 2038 (38.11) | 1686 (25.53) | 2298 (40.72) |
Physical Limitations | 22,710 | ||||
No | 13,326 (58.68) | 3119 (60.99) | 2941 (55.02) | 4159 (62.67) | 3107 (55.32) |
Yes | 9384 (41.32) | 1995 (39.01) | 2404 (44.98) | 2477 (37.33) | 2508 (44.67) |
Chronic Disease | 22,977 | ||||
No | 10,551 (45.92) | 2568 (49.88) | 2332 (43.07) | 3370 (50.45) | 2281 (39.78) |
Yes | 12,426 (54.08) | 2580 (50.12) | 3083 (56.93) | 3310 (49.55) | 3453 (60.22) |
Poor Mental Health | 22,945 | ||||
No | 17,651 (74.83) | 4091 (80.87) | 4161 (79.48) | 4839 (74.12) | 4122 (74.63) |
Yes | 5294 (22.44) | 968 (19.13) | 1074 (20.52) | 1690 (25.88) | 1401 (25.37) |