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Table 2 Descriptive statistics for the participants included in the analyses*

From: Are waiting times for hospital admissions affected by patients' choices and mobility?

Variable

N

Min

Max

Mean

S.D

Wts-Waiting time

1674

1

1650

299

431

Log(wts)

1674

-9.21

7.40

3.86

3.90

Age

1674

0

96

46.1

22.95

Gender (female = 1)

1674

0

1

0.45

0.50

Distance to local hospital (km)

1671

2

353

31.8

46.3

Education (years after primary school)

1490

0

17

3.9

3.1

Income

1552

1

6

3.35

1.47

Health status

1604

0

1

0.62

0.49

Number of visits to GP

1601

0

1

0.37

0.48

Number of hospital stays

1518

0

1

0.35

0.48

Non-choice & non-mobile patients

1626

0

1

0.46

0.49

Choice & non-mobile patients

1626

0

1

0.20

0.40

Non-choice & mobile patients

1626

0

1

0.17

0.38

Choice & mobile patients

1626

0

1

0.13

0.34

Year of treatment (2004 = 1)

1674

0

1

0.63

0.48

Type of treatment (surgical = 1)

1674

0

1

0.23

0.42

  1. * Weighted results.