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Table 1 Description of the sample

From: Factors associated with the utilization of primary care emergency centers in a Spanish region with high population dispersion: a mixed-methods study

 

Municipal healthcare resources

VARIABLES

Hospital + PCEC

PCEC only

Neither hospital nor PCEC

Total

Individuals variables

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

Sex

        

  - Female

1102

(52.73)

466

(49.00)

593

(47.78)

2161

(50.47)

  - Male

988

(47.27)

485

(51.00)

647

(52.14)

2120

(49.51)

Age

        

  - 15–34 years old

684

(32.73)

274

(28.81)

310

(24.98)

1268

(29.61)

  - 35–64 years old

997

(47.70)

423

(44.48)

506

(40.77)

1926

(44.98)

  - 65 years old and older

409

(19.57)

255

(26.81)

424

(34.17)

1088

(25.41)

Reduction of regular activity

        

  - No

1881

(90.00)

860

(90.43)

1127

(90.81)

3868

(90.33)

  - Yes

209

(10.00)

91

(9.57)

113

(9.11)

413

(9.65)

Self-rated health

        

  - Negative

543

(25.98)

281

(29.55)

420

(33.84)

1244

(29.05)

  - Positive

1547

(74.02)

671

(70.56)

820

(66.08)

3038

(70.95)

Number of chronic conditions

        

  - None

1071

(51.24)

478

(50.26)

562

(45.29)

2111

(49.30)

  - 1-2 conditions

724

(34.64)

351

(36.91)

465

(37.47)

1540

(35.96)

  - Over 2 conditions

295

(14.11)

122

(12.83)

213

(17.16)

630

(14.71)

SES

        

  - IV-V (low)

1050

(50.24)

581

(61.09)

604

(48.67)

2235

(52.20)

  - I-III (high)

1040

(49.76)

371

(39.01)

637

(51.33)

2048

(47.83)

Municipal-level variables

        

Average SES level, tertiles

        

  - T1 (lowest)

138

(6.60)

500

(52.58)

730

(58.82)

1368

(31.95)

  - T2

1130

(54.07)

217

(22.82)

198

(15.95)

1545

(36.08)

  - T3 (highest)

822

(39.33)

234

(24.61)

312

(25.14)

1368

(31.95)

% Households without a vehicle, tertiles

        

  - T1 (up to 30%)

918

(43.92)

263

(27.66)

308

(24.82)

1489

(34.77)

  - T2 (30-35%)

836

(40.00)

319

(33.54)

212

(17.08)

1367

(31.92)

  - T3 (over 35%)

336

(16.08)

369

(38.80)

721

(58.10)

1426

(33.30)

PCEC utilization

        

  - No

2001

(95.74)

845

(88.85)

1173

(94.52)

4019

(93.86)

  - Yes

89

(4.26)

107

(11.25)

68

(5.48)

264

(6.17)

TOTAL

2090

(48.81)

951

(22.21)

1241

(28.98)

4282

(100.00)

  1. Regional Health Survey of Castile and Leon, 2003.
  2. PCEC: Primary care emergency center; n: frecuency; SES: Socio-economic Status; T: tertiles.