Table 4 Characteristics of area-level factors in health centre areas by clusters in 1996–2013 (mean ± SE)
| Men | Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clusters | SW | C | N | SW | C | N |
| Health centre areas (n) | 59 | 55 | 17 | 65 | 45 | 21 |
| Healthcare-dependant factors | ||||||
| Inpatient primary health care periods per 1000 inhabitants |
30 ± 0.5 |
70 ± 1.1 |
98 ± 2.4 |
43 ± 0.7 |
92 ± 1.4 |
114 ± 2.5 |
| Reimbursed private dental care visits per 1000 inhabitants |
460 ± 6 |
290 ± 5 |
210 ± 6 |
450 ± 6 |
270 ± 6 |
210 ± 6 |
| Proportion of people reimbursed for private health care use (%) |
23 ± 0.1 |
17 ± 0.1 |
13 ± 0.2 |
37 ± 0.2 |
31 ± 0.2 |
23 ± 0.2 |
| Populations sociodemographic characteristics | ||||||
| Proportion of population aged ≥65 (%) |
21 ± 0.1 |
24 ± 0.1 |
21 ± 0.3 |
21 ± 0.1 |
24 ± 0.2 |
22 ± 0.2 |
| Proportion of population with tertiary education (%) |
24 ± 0.2 |
18 ± 0.2 |
17 ± 0.3 |
23 ± 0.2 |
18 ± 0.2 |
17 ± 0.3 |
| Municipal characteristics | ||||||
| Degree of urbanization (%) |
80 ± 0.4 |
70 ± 0.4 |
57 ± 0.7 |
80 ± 0.5 |
70 ± 0.4 |
65 ± 0.8 |
| Other health-related factors | ||||||
| Morbidity index |
94 ± 0.4 |
112 ± 0.6 |
120 ± 0.9 |
95 ± 0.4 |
112 ± 0.7 |
120 ± 0.9 |
| Pensioner’s care allowance of recipients aged ≥65 per 1000 inhabitants of the same age |
108 ± 1 |
144 ± 1 |
169 ± 2 |
171 ± 2 |
221 ± 2 |
248 ± 2 |