Table 1 Patients’ socio-demographic characteristics (n = 1637)
From: What are patients’ expectations about the organization of their primary care physicians’ practices?
Characteristics | n/Na | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Female | 981/1563 | 62.8 |
Age group | ||
< 25 years | 97/1566 | 6.2 |
25 – 65 years | 974/1566 | 62.2 |
> 65 years | 495/1566 | 31.6 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 386/1579 | 24.4 |
Married | 783/1579 | 49.6 |
Divorced or separated | 276/1579 | 17.5 |
Widowed | 134/1579 | 8.5 |
Nationality | ||
Swiss | 1163/1569 | 74.1 |
Italian | 92/1569 | 5.9 |
French | 89/1569 | 5.7 |
Portuguese | 57/1569 | 3.6 |
Spanish | 34/1569 | 2.2 |
Other (<2 %) | 134/1569 | 8.5 |
Completed training | ||
No training | 63/1505 | 4.2 |
Compulsory schooling | 149/1505 | 9.9 |
Apprenticeship | 506/1505 | 33.6 |
Baccalaureate or diploma from intermediate school | 340/1505 | 22.6 |
University, FITb, UASb | 447/1505 | 29.7 |
Work status | ||
Student | 85/1569 | 5.4 |
Occupational activity | 648/1569 | 41.3 |
Retired | 467/1569 | 29.8 |
Recipient of unemployment or invalidity insurance | 133/1569 | 8.4 |
Other (mainly house-wife/husband and without employment) | 236/1569 | 15.1 |
General health status | ||
Excellent or very good | 449/1571 | 28.6 |
Good | 848/1571 | 54.0 |
Moderate or poor | 274/1571 | 17.5 |
Number of consultations in the last 6 months | ||
1 - 2 | 676/1571 | 43.0 |
3 - 4 | 491/1571 | 31.3 |
5 - 6 | 266/1571 | 16.9 |
≥ 7 | 138/1571 | 8.8 |
Overall satisfaction level with the medical office | ||
1 (very low) | 2/1584 | 0.1 |
2 | 8/1584 | 0.5 |
3 | 58/1584 | 3.7 |
4 | 438/1584 | 27.7 |
5 (excellent) | 1078/1584 | 68.1 |