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Table 2 Sample characteristics

From: Participants’ expectations and experiences with periodic health examinations in Austria - a qualitative study

 

Total (n = 30)

Age (ø, years)

49.4

Gender (%)

 Women

46.7

 Men

53.3

Place of residence (%)

 City/town

70.0

 Countryside

30.0

Country of birth (%)

 Austria

100

 Others

0

Nationality (%)

 Austrian

100

 Others

0

Education (%)

 Compulsory school

6.7

 Apprenticeship

23.3

 Vocational secondary school without school leaving certificate (“Matura”)

3.3

 School leaving certificate (“Matura”)

33.3

 University/Polytechnic

33.3

Average frequency of periodic health examinations (%)

 Annually

66.7

 Every 2 years

20.0

 Every 3 to 5 years

10.0

 Less than every 5 years

3.3