Table 2 Descriptive information on healthcare expenditure and utilization among the study population (n = 18,936)
From: Socioeconomic differences in healthcare expenditure and utilization in The Netherlands
|  | Participants aged 25–44 years (n = 6274) | Participants aged 45–64 years (n = 8159) | Participants aged 65–79 years (n = 4503) | Total study population (n = 18,936) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Mean or % | SD or n | Median | Mean or % | SD or n | Median | Mean or % | SD or n | Median | Mean or % | SD or n | Median |
Healthcare expenditure | ||||||||||||
  Total healthcare expenditure (% yes) | 99.3 | 6233 |  | 99.8 | 8144 |  | 100.0 | 4501 |  | 99.7 | 18,878 |  |
  Expenditure in Euros among those with expenditure | 1561 | 5291 | 202 | 2361 | 7901 | 443 | 4358 | 11,100 | 1368 |  2573 |  8165 |  501 |
  General practitioner care (% yes) | 99.1 | 6220 |  | 99.6 | 8128 |  | 99.6 | 4485 |  | 99.5 | 18,833 |  |
  Expenditure in Euros among those with expenditure | 77 | 91 | 47 | 85 | 100 | 55 | 115 | 127 | 75 |  89 |  106 |  56 |
  Hospital care (% yes) | 51.7 | 3242 |  | 65.2 | 5321 |  | 86.5 | 3896 |  | 65.8 | 12,459 |  |
  Expenditure in Euros among those with expenditure | 1518 | 4992 | 375 | 2244 | 7773 | 476 | 3107 | 9312 | 734 |  2325 |  7730 |  501 |
  Dental care (% yes) | 0.7 | 42 |  | 3.2 | 260 |  | 8.2 | 367 |  | 3.5 | 669 |  |
  Expenditure in Euros among those with expenditure | 627 | 941 | 315 | 647 | 810 | 386 | 636 | 877 | 214 |  640 |  855 |  291 |
  Mental health care (% yes) | 6.7 | 418 |  | 4.4 | 356 |  | 2.0 | 89 |  | 4.6 | 863 |  |
  Expenditure in Euros among those with expenditure | 4790 | 10,048 | 2346 | 3650 | 7149 | 1500 | 6291 | 18,143 | 1992 |  4474 |  10,206 | 2010 |
  Physiotherapeutic care (% yes) | 1.2 | 73 |  | 2.8 | 231 |  | 5.7 | 256 |  | 3.0 | 560 |  |
  Expenditure in Euros among those with expenditure | 1111 | 1060 | 728 | 855 | 857 | 639 | 1152 | 1072 | 827 |  1024 |  995 |  732 |
  Home care (% yes) | 0.4 | 26 |  | 1.3 | 107 |  | 5.5 | 248 |  | 2.0 | 381 |  |
  Expenditure in Euros among those with expenditure | 6762 | 13,552 | 879 | 5451 | 8900 | 1367 | 4736 | 6956 | 1437 |  5075 |  8120 |  1367 |
  Pharmaceutical care (% yes) | 60.2 | 3780 |  | 74.5 | 6082 |  | 89.5 | 4028 |  | 73.4 | 13,890 |  |
  Expenditure in Euros among those with expenditure | 229 | 1296 | 55 | 459 | 2130 | 112 | 599 | 1444 | 263 |  437 |  1751 |  116 |
  Maternity home care (% yes) | 5.1 | 318 |  | - | - |  | - | - |  | 1.7 | 318 |  |
  Expenditure in Euros among those with expenditure | 1323 | 952 | 1653 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1323 | 952 | 1653 |
Healthcare utilization | ||||||||||||
  General practitioner (% yes)a | 23.7 | 1488 |  | 28.4 | 2317 |  | 34.9 | 1570 |  | 28.4 | 5375 |  |
  Number of consultations among users | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
  Medical specialist (% yes)a | 13.3 | 837 |  | 17.3 | 1409 |  | 24.6 | 1108 |  | 17.7 | 3354 |  |
  Number of consultations among users | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.0 |
  Dentist (% yes)a | 17.3 | 1083 |  | 19.8 | 1619 |  | 17.3 | 780 |  | 18.4 | 3482 |  |
  Number of consultations among users | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
  Overnight hospital admission (% yes) | 5.3 | 332 |  | 6.8 | 556 |  | 11.9 | 534 |  | 7.5 | 1422 |  |
  Number of admissions among users | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.6 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 4.1 | 1.0 |
  Daytime hospital admission (% yes) | 7.2 | 453 |  | 9.0 | 731 |  | 11.1 | 500 |  | 8.9 | 1684 |  |
  Number of admissions among users | 1.9 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 6.7 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
  Mental health professional (% yes) | 13.4 | 843 |  | 8.8 | 722 |  | 3.7 | 167 |  | 9.1 | 1732 |  |
  Number of consultations among users | 13.5 | 18.4 | 8.0 | 10.1 | 13.3 | 6.0 | 7.7 | 11.7 | 4.0 | 11.5 | 16.0 | 6.0 |
  Physiotherapist (% yes) | 28.5 | 1789 |  | 32.3 | 2639 |  | 33.9 | 1525 |  | 31.4 | 5953 |  |
  Number of consultations among users | 12.0 | 17.4 | 7.0 | 14.1 | 18.4 | 8.0 | 18.8 | 25.5 | 10.0 | 14.7 | 20.3 | 8.0 |
  Home care (% yes) | 4.0 | 254 |  | 3.1 | 255 |  | 9.7 | 438 |  | 5.0 | 947 |  |