Respondents' characteristics | Â | Short distance | GP's recommendation | Waiting time | Patient's experience | Other reasons | Friends' experience | Family's experience | Media reports |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Specialty | Surgical | 40 | 23 | 30**** | 21 | 11 | 10* | 7 | 2 |
 | Medical | 50 | 27 | 14**** | 22 | 16 | 4* | 4 | 4 |
Gender | Female | 47* | 26 | 19** | 25* | 15 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
 | Male | 37* | 22 | 33** | 16* | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
Education | None/very short | 35 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 10* | 9 | 7 | 1 |
 | Short | 47 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 12* | 7 | 5 | 1 |
 | Medium/long | 42 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21* | 8 | 5 | 5 |
Employment | In employment | 43 | 25 | 23 | 17* | 16 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
 | Other | 43 | 23 | 26 | 27* | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
Age (years) | 0-60 | 44 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 17** | 6 | 5 | 3 |
 | 61+ | 43 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 7** | 9 | 7 | 2 |
Total | Â | 44 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 3 |