Different patient subgroup, different ranking? Which quality indicators do patients find important when choosing a hospital for hip- or knee arthroplasty?

Table 1 Participants' characteristics and composition of patient subgroups

Variable	This study N = 110		Measurement CQI Hip Knee (2009) N = 5.163
	N	%	%
Age
up to 65 years	57	52	32
65 years and older	52	48	68
Gender
male	36	33	33
female	73	67	67
Perceived health status
poor to reasonable health	22	20	22
good to excellent health	87	80	78
Level of education^
lower educational level	49	45	86
higher educational level	60	55	14
Healthcare stage
on waiting list for surgery	10	11	-
underwent surgery/again on waiting list for new surgery	84	89	-
Search and Selection behaviour
less extensive (score ≤ 19)	60	55	-
more extensive (score > 19)	49	45	-

^ Level of education: Low: primary school, lower level of secondary school, lower vocational training or intermediate vocational training. High: higher level of secondary school, higher vocational training or university.

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