Table 3 Assessment of waiting times depending on health insurance
From: Waiting times in primary care depending on insurance scheme in Germany
| Â | Satisfied (%) | Acceptable (%) | Too long (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Health insurance fund | |||
SHI (N = 4805) | 64.5 | 27.5 | 8.0 |
 AOK (N = 1081) | 64.6 | 27.3 | 8.1 |
 BKK (N = 1054) | 62.6 | 28.8 | 8.7 |
 BARMER GEK (N = 720) | 63.6 | 28.4 | 8.1 |
 TK (N = 704) | 64.8 | 27.4 | 7.8 |
 DAK (N = 539) | 69.4 | 24.3 | 6.4 |
 IKK (N = 293) | 65.6 | 25.1 | 9.3 |
 Others (N = 414) | 63.5 | 29.4 | 7.1 |
Private (N = 813) | 77.5 | 19.1 | 3.4 |
Sex | |||
 Male (N = 2746) | 67.3 | 26.4 | 6.3 |
 Female (N = 2872) | 65.6 | 26.2 | 8.2 |
Age groups | |||
 18–29 (N = 699) | 63.3 | 26.8 | 9.9 |
 30–39 (N = 675) | 64.7 | 24.7 | 10.6 |
 40–49 (N = 1152) | 65.4 | 26.4 | 8.2 |
 50–59 (N = 1076) | 66.7 | 26.8 | 6.5 |
 60–69 (N = 1005) | 68.1 | 26.3 | 5.6 |
 70–79 (N = 1011) | 69.0 | 26.4 | 4.6 |
Region of Residence | |||
 West Germany (N = 4413) | 66.9 | 26.6 | 6.5 |
 East Germany (N = 1205) | 64.5 | 25.4 | 10.1 |
Town size | Â | Â | Â |
 Up to 10,000 (N = 1459) | 66.7 | 26.6 | 6.7 |
 10,001–100,000 (N = 2475) | 65.3 | 27.0 | 7.7 |
 100,001–500,00 (N = 822) | 66.8 | 25.4 | 7.8 |
 From 500,000 (N = 862) | 68.9 | 24.5 | 6.6 |
Socioeconomic status | |||
 Lower class (N = 1012) | 64.3 | 27.0 | 8.7 |
 Middle class (N = 3231) | 66.6 | 26.2 | 7.2 |
 Upper class (N = 1042) | 69.5 | 25.7 | 4.9 |
Waiting time in days | |||
 0–1 (N = 2764) | 82.1 | 15.1 | 2.8 |
 2–5 (N = 1778) | 57.9 | 35.7 | 6.4 |
 6–10 (N = 614) | 41.2 | 44.0 | 14.8 |
 > 10 (N = 387) | 33.3 | 35.7 | 31.0 |
Health status (%) | |||
 Excellent, very good (N = 1561) | 67.8 | 25.4 | 6.9 |
 Good (N = 2889) | 66.6 | 26.1 | 7.3 |
 Less good, poor (N = 1115) | 63.7 | 28.2 | 8.1 |
All (N = 5618) | 66.4 | 26.3 | 7.3 |