Table 1 Participant characteristics
Variables | Thuringia N = 532 n/% | Berlin N = 648 n/% | Brandenburg N = 681 n/% | Total N = 1861 n/% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, Mean (SD) | 55.7 (17.6) | 54.5 (18.8) | 54.6 (17.9) | 54.9 (18.1) |
Missings | 23 | 72 | 69 | 164 |
Gender | ||||
Male | 223/42.4 | 259/41.8 | 267/41.3 | 749/41.8 |
Female | 302/57.4 | 359/57.9 | 379/58.6 | 1040/58.0 |
Diverse | 1/0.2 | 2/0.3 | 1/0.2 | 4/0.2 |
Missings | 6 | 28 | 34 | 68 |
Residence (federal state in Germany) | ||||
Berlin | 0.0 | 572/96.3 | 16/2.6 | 588/33.9 |
Brandenburg | 1/0.2 | 19/3.2 | 601/97.1 | 621/35.8 |
Thuringia | 506/96.6 | 1/0.2 | 1/0.2 | 508/29.2 |
Other | 17/3.2 | 2/0.3 | 1/0.2 | 20/1.2 |
Missings | 8 | 54 | 62 | 124 |
Residential region | ||||
Metropolis (> 100000 inhabitants) | 78/15.2 | 554/95.4 | 95/14.8 | 727/41.9 |
City (20000 up to 100000 inhabitants) | 63/12.3 | 9/1.5 | 173/27.0 | 245/14.1 |
Town (5000 up to 20000 inhabitants) | 110/21.5 | 6/1.0 | 175/27.3 | 291/16.8 |
Village (< 5000 inhabitants) | 261/51.0 | 12/2.1 | 198/30.9 | 471/27.2 |
Missings | 20 | 67 | 40 | 127 |
Employment status | ||||
Pupil | 1/0.2 | 5/0.8 | 4/0.6 | 10/0.6 |
Professional training | 14/2.7 | 10/1.6 | 16/2.5 | 40/2.2 |
Student | 11/2.1 | 18/2.9 | 11/1.7 | 40/2.2 |
Employed | 276/53.7 | 284/45.3 | 329/50.6 | 889/49.6 |
Retired | 194/37.7 | 222/35.4 | 252/38.8 | 668/37.3 |
Job seeking/not employed | 10/1.9 | 68/10.8 | 23/3.5 | 101/5.6 |
Other | 8/1.6 | 20/3.2 | 15/2.3 | 43/2.4 |
Missings | 18 | 21 | 31 | 70 |
Highest level of education | ||||
No degree (yet) | 5/1.0 | 19/3.1 | 9/1.4 | 33/1.9 |
Elementary school | 63/12.5 | 115/18.5 | 74/11.7 | 252/14.4 |
Middle school | 133/26.5 | 152/24.5 | 104/16.5 | 389/22.2 |
General qualification for university entrance | 48/9.6 | 76/12.3 | 60/9.5 | 184/10.5 |
Professional training | 130/25.9 | 106/17.1 | 203/32.2 | 439/25.0 |
University Degree | 123/24.5 | 152/24.5 | 181/28.7 | 456/26.0 |
Missings | 30 | 28 | 50 | 108 |
Duration as patient in general practice | ||||
< 1 year | 54/10.5 | 72/11.5 | 65/9.9 | 191/10.6 |
1-4 years | 125/24.4 | 160/25.5 | 174/26.5 | 459/25.5 |
5-9 years | 75/14.6 | 130/20.7 | 141/21.5 | 346/19.3 |
10 years or more | 259/50.5 | 265/42.3 | 277/42.2 | 801/44.6 |
Missings | 19 | 21 | 24 | 64 |
At least one chronic condition | ||||
Yes | 340/67.6 | 382/65.0 | 369/59.7 | 1091/63.8 |
No | 138/27.4 | 172/29.3 | 203/32.8 | 513/30.0 |
Do not know | 25/5.0 | 34/5.8 | 46/7.4 | 105/6.1 |
Missings | 29 | 60 | 63 | 152 |
Health condition in the last two weeks | ||||
Very good | 56/10.8 | 65/10.5 | 75/11.6 | 196/11.0 |
Good | 213/41.2 | 236/38.2 | 251/39.0 | 700/39.3 |
Medium | 177/34.2 | 230/37.2 | 233/36.2 | 640/36.0 |
Bad | 66/12.8 | 73/11.8 | 69/10.7 | 208/11.7 |
Very bad | 5/1.0 | 14/2.3 | 16/2.5 | 35/2.0 |
Missings | 15 | 30 | 37 | 82 |
Current health condition compared with six months ago | ||||
Much better | 28/5.5 | 32/6.2 | 15/2.7 | 75/4.8 |
Better | 68/13.4 | 99/19.2 | 66/12.1 | 233/14.9 |
Unchanged | 309/61.1 | 260/50.4 | 330/60.4 | 899/57.3 |
Worse | 87/17.2 | 107/20.7 | 116/21.2 | 310/19.8 |
Much worse | 14/2.8 | 18/3.5 | 19/3.5 | 51/3.3 |
Missings | 26 | 132 | 135 | 293 |
Frequency of visits to GP in the last twelve months | ||||
0–1 | 97/18.9 | 112/17.9 | 134/20.4 | 343/19.1 |
2–4 | 278/54.3 | 336/53.7 | 378/57.6 | 992/55.3 |
5–12 | 114/22.3 | 152/24.3 | 121/18.4 | 387/21.6 |
> 12 | 23/4.5 | 26/4.2 | 23/3.5 | 72/4.0 |
Missings | 20 | 22 | 25 | 67 |
Impact of the Corona pandemic on frequency of practice visits in the last twelve months | ||||
I was in the practice more often | 35/6.8 | 38/6.3 | 39/6.1 | 112/6.4 |
I was in the practice less frequently | 65/12.6 | 107/17.6 | 85/13.4 | 257/14.6 |
No change | 396/76.7 | 440/72.4 | 484/76.2 | 1320/75.0 |
Do not know | 20/3.9 | 23/3.8 | 27/4.3 | 70/4.0 |
Missings | 16 | 40 | 46 | 102 |