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Table 1 Characteristics and satisfaction of the respondents in the HeSSup 2012 questionnaire

From: Continuity of care is associated with satisfaction with local health care services

Characteristics

Satisfied

 

Yes

No

All

Difference

n

%

n

%

n

% points

p-value

DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS

 Gender

  female

6149

61.0

3924

39.0

10,073

  

  male

3657

63.3

2121

36.7

5778

2.2

0.005

 Age

   ≤ 64 years

7545

59.8

5071

40.2

12,616

  

   ≥ 65 years

2261

69.9

974

30.1

3235

10.1

< 0.001

 Native language

  Finnish

8736

61.6

5443

38.4

14,179

  

  Swedish

1070

64.0

602

36.0

1672

2.4

0.058

 Relationship

  No

2518

58.8

1762

41.2

4280

  

  Yes

7255

63.0

4258

37.0

11,513

4.2

< 0.001

 Education

  higher

3475

59.9

2326

40.1

5801

  

  lower

6265

62.9

3695

37.1

9960

3.0

< 0.001

HEALTH STATUS

 Health status

  good

9285

62.0

5687

38.0

14,972

  

  poor

465

58.7

327

41.3

792

3.3

0.062

 Reported chronic diseases

  No

3375

59.7

2283

40.3

5658

  

  Yes

6431

63.1

3762

36.9

10,193

3.4

< 0.001

 Obesity

  BMI < 25 kg/m2

4605

61.4

2892

38.6

7497

  

  BMI ≥25 kg/m2

5078

62.3

3074

37.7

8152

0.9

0.265

 Functional limitations

  NYHA 0–1

8918

61.8

5513

38.2

14,431

  

  NYHA 2–4

835

62.2

507

37.8

1342

0.4

0.097

 Depressive mood

  BDI < 19

9328

62.6

5568

37.4

14,896

  

  BDI ≥19

376

47.2

420

52.8

796

15.4

< 0.001

REGIONAL SERVICE CHARACTERISTICS

 Assigned and named GP

  No

4743

55.6

3782

44.4

8525

  

  Yes

4912

70.2

2086

29.8

6998

14.6

< 0.001

 Opportunity to contact occupational health

  No

3957

62.3

2392

37.7

6349

  

  Yes

5537

61.0

3535

39.0

9072

1.3

0.105

 Proactivity in contacting the same doctor

  No

3509

56.7

2676

43.3

6185

  

  Yes

6208

65.2

3307

34.8

9515

8.5

< 0.001