Table 2 Age categories of patients contacting the GP cooperative for out-of-hours and age categories of responders in this study.
| Â | Telephone advice | Consultation at the cooperative | Home visits | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Study base* (n = 5838) | Responders (n = 366) | Study base* (n = 4863) | Responders (n = 392) | Study base* (n = 1305) | Responders (n = 402) |
| Â | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
0–20 years | 1786 (30.6%) | 127 (35.5%) | 1789 (36.8%) | 146 (39.0%) | 48 (3.7%) | 9 (2.3%) |
21–40 years | 1587 (27.2%) | 96 (26.8%) | 1332 (27.4%) | 81 (21.7%) | 81 (6.1%) | 26 (6.6%) |
40–60 years | 1226 (21.0%) | 67 (18.7%) | 1099 (22.6%) | 82 (21.9%) | 231 (17.7%) | 93 (23.8%) |
>60 years | 1237 (21.2%) | 68 (19.0%) | 642 (13.2%) | 65 (17.4%) | 944 (72.4%) | 263 (67.3%) |
Total | 5836 (100%) | 358 (100%) | 4862 (100%) | 374 (100%) | 1304 (100%) | 391 (100%) |
missing | 2 (0.03%) | 8 (2.0%) | 1 (0.02%) | 18 (4.6%) | 1 (0.08%) | 11 (2.7%) |