Table 1 General Characteristics of the participants
From: Patient factors that affect trust in physicians: a cross-sectional study
| Characteristics | N | Mean | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1000 | 3.30 | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 520 | 3.32 | 0.12 |
| Female | 480 | 3.27 | |
| Age group (years) | |||
| 20–29 | 227 | 3.31 | 0.21 |
| 30–39 | 241 | 3.21 | |
| 40–49 | 276 | 3.32 | |
| ≥ 50 | 256 | 3.34 | |
| Region | |||
| The Seoul Capital area | 522 | 3.29 | 0.51 |
| Metropolitan areas | 199 | 3.34 | |
| Provinces | 279 | 3.27 | |
| Medical insurance | |||
| Self-employed insured | 358 | 3.29 | 0.99 |
| Employee insured | 566 | 3.30 | |
| Medical-aid beneficiary | 76 | 3.30 | |
| Home ownership | |||
| Privately owned | 630 | 3.32 | 0.25 |
| Lease | 204 | 3.26 | |
| Monthly rent | 140 | 3.20 | |
| Provided for free | 26 | 3.31 | |
| Education level | |||
| High school diploma or less | 178 | 3.30 | 0.96 |
| Some college/ bachelor’s degree | 730 | 3.29 | |
| Graduate/ professional degree | 92 | 3.31 | |
| Monthly household income | |||
| <$1900 | 132 | 3.16 | 0.01 |
| $1900 to ≤ $3800 | 385 | 3.27 | |
| ≥ $3800 | 483 | 3.35 | |
| Smoking | |||
| Never smoker | 504 | 3.32 | 0.22 |
| Daily smoker | 217 | 3.22 | |
| Intermittent smoker | 90 | 3.26 | |
| Former smoker | 189 | 3.34 | |
| Alcohol drinking frequency | |||
| None | 155 | 3.32 | 0.89 |
| Once or less a week | 606 | 3.29 | |
| Two times or more a week | 239 | 3.30 | |
| Exercise frequency | |||
| None | 213 | 3.21 | 0.11 |
| Once to twice a week | 366 | 3.33 | |
| Three to seven times a week | 421 | 3.31 | |
| Degree of stress | |||
| Little or none | 369 | 3.43 | < 0.001 |
| Moderate | 515 | 3.27 | |
| Extreme | 116 | 3.00 | |
| Self-rated health status | |||
| Very good/ good | 490 | 3.43 | < 0.001 |
| Normal | 372 | 3.22 | |
| Poor/ very poor | 138 | 3.01 | |
| Hospitalization in the past 12 months | |||
| Yes | 158 | 3.35 | 0.29 |
| No | 842 | 3.28 | |
| Outpatient visit in the past 2 weeks | |||
| Yes | 363 | 3.31 | 0.49 |
| No | 637 | 3.28 | |
| Being unable to use hospitals/ clinics when necessary in the past 12 months | |||
| Yes | 270 | 3.24 | 0.17 |
| No | 730 | 3.31 | |
| Attitudes toward the current health system | |||
| Positive | 396 | 3.49 | < 0.001 |
| Negative | 543 | 3.23 | |
| Very negative | 61 | 2.56 | |