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Table 1 Sample characteristics (n = 100)

From: Determinants of health care use among homeless individuals: evidence from the Hamburg survey of homeless individuals

Independent variables

Mean (SD) / n (%)

Gender

 Male

80 (80.0%)

 Female

20 (20.0%)

Age

44.8 (12.5)

Family status

 Single

67 (67.0%)

 Widowed/Divorced/Married, living separated from spouse

33 (33.0%)

Education

 Primary education

34 (34.0%)

 Secondary/tertiary education

66 (66.0%)

Country of origin

 Germany

52 (52.0%)

 Neighboring country

23 (23.0%)

 Other European country

25 (25.0%)

Alcohol consume

 Absence of chronic alcohol consume (CDT ≤ 2.5)

63 (63.0%)

 Presence of chronic alcohol consume (CDT > 2.5)

37 (37.0%)

Health insurance

 Yes, having health insurance

69 (69.0%)

 No, not having health insurance

31 (31.0%)

Fear of COVID-19 (from 1 = not at all to 4 = severely)

1.8 (1.0)

Health-related quality of life (EQ VAS, ranging from 0 (worst) to 100 (best))

75.5 (21.0)

Number of physician visits within 3 months

3.5 (10.2)

Hospitalization within 3 months

 No hospital visits

58 (58.0%)

 At least one hospital visit

42 (42.0%)