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Table 3 Weighted switching percentages (confidence intervals in brackets, unweighted percentages for the chronically ill population in italic) a

From: Does the chronically ill population in the Netherlands switch their health insurer as often as the general population? Empirical evidence from a nationwide survey study

  

General population

Chronically ill population

Switching rate

Total

7% (5–9%)

4% (3–6%) 4%

Age

18–39

17% (11–24%)

1% (0–4%) 2%

40–64

5% (3–7%)

6% (4–8%) 6%

65 years and older

4% (2–7%)

3% (2–6%) 3%

Education

Lower

2% (0–8%)

5% (2–9%) 4%

Intermediate

6% (4–9%)

4% (3–5%) 4%

Higher

10% (7–15%)

5% (3–8%) 5%

Perceived health condition

Bad

5% (2–12%)

5% (3–8%) 5%

Good

5% (3–8%)

4% (3–6%) 4%

Very good

10% (7–15%)

3% (1–7%) 3%

  1. aThe weighted results are not presented for the general population. We matched the chronically ill population to the distribution of age, sex and education among the general population. As such, the weighted and unweighted results are equal for the general population