Table 1 Characteristics of subjects by primary care doctor choice groups
From: Having a family doctor was associated with lower utilization of hospital-based health services
| Â | Total* | RFD | ORD | NRD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 3148) | (n = 1150) | (n = 746) | (n = 1157) | |
Age (mean ± s.d.) †| 40.2 ± 18.1 | 38.5 ± 17.6 | 40.1 ± 18.0 | 41.3 ± 18.5 |
  <25 yrs (%) | 23.0 | 21.9 | 23.8 | 24.1 |
 25-64 yrs (%) | 68.0 | 72.8 | 67.4 | 63.9 |
 ≥65 yrs (%) | 9.0 | 5.3 | 8.7 | 12.0 |
Male (%) | 40.9 | 38.1 | 39.4 | 44.9 |
Married (%) | 54.9 | 57.1 | 53.6 | 53.2 |
Education ≤ primary school (%) | 17.4 | 13.4 | 17.1 | 20.7 |
Household income < HKD$20,000 (%) †‡ | 53.1 | 42.0 | 52.0 | 64.1 |
Occupation (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Managerial/ Admin/ Professionals/ Employer | 12.5 | 15.9 | 12.3 | 9.7 |
 White collar workers | 16.5 | 19.5 | 17.5 | 13.0 |
 Blue collar/ Service sales worker | 20.4 | 17.4 | 21.7 | 23.0 |
Chronic disease (%) | 34.7 | 34.8 | 38.2 | 30.8 |
Long term medications (%) | 22.8 | 23.7 | 25.1 | 19.5 |
General Health condition (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Excellent/Very good/Good | 48.7 | 53.2 | 41.3 | 50.0 |
 Fair | 44.9 | 42.3 | 49.2 | 44.3 |
 Poor | 6.4 | 4.3 | 9.5 | 5.8 |