Table 4 Healthcare utilisation (sub group) before and after dropping private health cover
Healthcare utilisation | Obs | Mean 2009 | Mean 2013 | p- value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Self-assessed health (1 = excellent; 2 = very good; 3 = good; 4 = fair; 5 = poor) | 193 | 2.39 (0.07) | 2.62 (0.08) | 0.034 |
Satisfaction - Your health (0 = totally dissatisfied; 5 = indifferent; 10 = totally satisfied) | 192 | 7.52 (0.12) | 7.21 (0.13) | 0.086 |
Household annual expenditure - Fees paid to health practitioners | 193 | 880.9 (95) | 679.9 (111) | 0.171 |
Household annual expenditure - Medicines, prescriptions, pharmaceuticals | 193 | 400.6 (33.8) | 361.9 (36) | 0.436 |
For most recent doctor visit - any out of pocket expenses for consultation (1 = yes; 2 = no) | 160 | 1.53 (0.04) | 1.69 (0.04) | 0.002 |
Number of doctor visits | 192 | 4.6 (0.44) | 5.25 (0.61) | 0.390 |
Number of hospital admissions | 192 | 0.11 (0.03) | 0.19 (0.04) | 0.110 |
Number of nights in hospital | 192 | 0.34 (0.11) | 0.79 (0.21) | 0.063 |
Number of times have you seen your family doctor or GP in the last 12 months | 160 | 5.36 (0.5) | 6.30 (0.7) | 0.273 |
Seen during last 12 months - A hospital doctor (i.e., in outpatients or casualty) (0 = no; 1 = yes) | 126 | 0.27 (0.04) | 0.31 (0.04) | 0.465 |
Seen during last 12 months - A specialist doctor (excluding in outpatients or casualty of a hospital) (0 = no; 1 = yes) | 126 | 0.42 (0.04) | 0.37 (0.04) | 0.473 |
Seen during last 12 months - A mental health professional (0 = no; 1 = yes) | 126 | 0.10 (0.03) | 0.19 (0.03) | 0.048 |
During the last 12 months, have you ever been a patient in a hospital overnight? (1 = yes; 2 = no) | 192 | 1.91 (0.02) | 1.85 (0.03) | 0.081 |
Had check-up or test in last 12 months - Breast screening (0 = no; 1 = yes) | 137 | 0.20 (0.04) | 0.09 (0.03) | 0.016 |
Had check-up or test in last 12 months - Prostate check (0 = no; 1 = yes) | 137 | 0.09 (0.02) | 0.07 (0.02) | 0.656 |
Had check-up or test in last 12 months - for bowel cancer (0 = no; 1 = yes) | 137 | 0.06 (0.02) | 0.12 (0.03) | 0.099 |
Had check-up or test in last 12 months - Cholesterol test (0 = no; 1 = yes) | 137 | 0.37 (0.04) | 0.44 (0.04) | 0.000 |
Had check-up or test in last 12 months - Blood pressure (0 = no; 1 = yes) | 137 | 0.62 (0.04) | 0.67 (0.04) | 0.082 |