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Table 1 Characteristics of hospitals and survey respondents

From: Patient satisfaction and survey response in 717 hospital surveys in Switzerland: a cross-sectional study

 

Hospitals, N (%)

(N = 164)

Respondents, %

(N = 166′014)

Year

 2011

130 (79.3)

19.5%

 2012

143 (87.2)

19.8%

 2013

146 (89.0)

20.3%

 2014

149 (90.9)

19.9%

 2015

149 (90.9)

20.5%

Language

 German

120 (73.2)

75.0%

 French

34 (20.7)

20.1%

 Italian

10 (6.1)

4.9%

Hospital type

 University hospital (level 1)

5 (3.0)

13.7%

 General hospital (level 2)

44 (26.8)

38.2%

 General hospital (level 3)

30 (18.3)

18.4%

 General hospital (level 4)

42 (25.6)

17.9%

 General hospital (level 5)

18 (11.0)

5.0%

 Specialized clinics

25 (15.2)

6.9%

Insurance status

(a)

 

 Public insurance

135 (87.7)

66.7%

 Private insurance

19 (12.3)

33.3%

Gender

 Women

 

55.2%

 Men

 

44.8%

Age, years

 18–39

 

19.7%

 40–59

 

25.1%

 60–79

 

39.9%

 80–110

 

15.0%

  1. aInsurance status of majority of patients