Segmentation of health-care consumers: psychological determinants of subjective health and other person-related variables

Table 1 Results of the socio-demographic and socio-economic variables of the sample

‘urbanization level’	52.2% urban	30.1% rural
	(1 = > 2500 addresses per km²; 5 = < 500 addresses per km²)
‘gender’	60.6% female	39.4% male
‘age’	average of 46.7 years
‘level of education’	17.9% low	59.0% average	23.0% high
	(1 = no education; 7 = master’s degree)
‘household size’	22.3% 1-person	44.0% 2-person	33.7% 3-person, >
‘social class’	16.2% A	36.8% B	21.3% C	25.7% D-E (from high to low)
‘home ownership’	63.3% yes	36.7% no
‘gross annual income’	average of €33.000
	(1 = less than €12,000 per year;7 = more than €73,000 per year)
‘religion’	45.9% yes	54.1% no
‘strength of religious belief’	10.8% strong	30.9% average	60.3% not strong
‘level of interest in politics’	10,6% strong	39.1% weak	50.2% not at all
‘receiving informal care’	3.0% yes	97.0 no

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