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Table 2 Country level variables: years since ratification of the UN Convention, accessibility regulation index, and GDP per capita

From: Physical accessibility of primary care facilities for people with disabilities: a cross-sectional survey in 31 countries

Country

Years since ratification UN Conventiona

Accessibility regulation index

Gross Domestic Product per head (PPP)

Years of social-democratic governmentb

Centralised health system (yes/no)

Australia

4

3

42,855

6.50

no

Austria

4

1

44,552

5.75

no

Belgium

3

1

40,990

8.25

no

Bulgaria

0

2

15,772

4.25

yes

Canada

2

2

41,845

0

no

Cyprus

1

1

31,750

4.50

yes

Czech Republic

3

2

28,527

6.25

no

Englandc

3

2

37,450

13.00

yes

Estonia

0

0

25,643

5.00

yes

Finland

−1

2

40,154

7.00

no

FYR Macedonia

1

1

11,548

No data

yes

Germany

3

3

42,640

9.00

no

Greece

0

2

24,364

11.75

no

Hungary

5

1

22,647

10.00

no

Iceland

−1

1

41,077

3.50

yes

Ireland

−1

3

44,766

3.25

yes

Italy

5

1

35,411

4.50

no

Latvia

2

2

20,865

5.25

yes

Lithuania

2

3

24,019

8.50

yes

Luxembourg

1

3

89,505

6.50

no

Malta

0

3

29,121

2.00

yes

Netherlands

-1

1

45,949

6.25

no

Norway

-1

2

62,923

10.25

no

Poland

0

2

23,218

7.00

no

Portugal

3

2

25,788

7.75

no

Romania

1

2

18,361

9.50

no

Slovakia

2

2

26,499

5.75

no

Slovenia

4

1

28,109

9.50

yes

Spain

5

3

30,905

10,00

no

Sweden

4

2

43,897

12.00

no

Switzerland

-1

2

56,150

4.50

no

Turkey

4

2

20,259

No data

no

  1. a Years since data collection; countries that ratified after 2012 have the value −1
  2. b Weighted years of social-democratic government participation 1993–2010
  3. c The first four variables apply to the UK; the variable ‘centralised health system’ applies to England only, as the GP practices were located in England