Table 1 Study population (quantitative phase)
Group: | “Having utilized healthcare” (n = 6291) | “Having forgone healthcare” (n = 1048) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (in years) *** | Mean (sd) | 63.0 (10.9) | 57.8 (10.9) |
Gender (%) *** | Male | 49.1 | 39.4 |
Female | 50.9 | 60.6 | |
Household situation (%) *** | Living alone | 71.2 | 61.7 |
Married or living together | 27.3 | 35.8 | |
Missing | 1.5 | 2.5 | |
Self-reported health (%) *** | (Very) poor | 18.5 | 21.8 |
Moderate | 40.9 | 46.1 | |
(Very) good | 40.6 | 32.1 | |
Chronic conditions (%) *** | None | 15.4 | 18.4 |
One or more | 84.6 | 81.6 | |
Education level (%) *** | Low | 22.8 | 26.4 |
Moderate | 30.2 | 34.0 | |
High | 42.8 | 35.2 | |
Missing | 4.2 | 4.4 | |
Sense of mastery (Pearlin’s scale) A *** | Mean (sd) | 22.6 (5.7) | 20.5 (5.9) |
Monthly net household income (%) *** | < €2000 | 34.9 | 63.0 |
€2001-€3000 | 25.9 | 15.6 | |
€3001-€4000 | 13.6 | 5.0 | |
> €4000€ | 7.6 | 2.1 | |
Not-disclosed | 18.0 | 14.3 | |
Financial leeway (%) *** | Incurring debts or using savings | 19.7 | 44.0 |
Just enough to live on | 32.2 | 36.0 | |
Saving money | 46.3 | 18.5 | |
Not-disclosed | 1.8 | 1.5 | |
Respondents per healthcare service | |||
N of individuals (% of group) | Prescribed medications | 5537 (88.0) | 475 (45.3) |
Ordered diagnostic tests | 4189 (66.6) | 738 (70.4) | |
Specialist care | 3603 (57.3) | 662 (63.2) | |