Table 2 Summary statistics for independent variables, by supplementary hospital insurance status and survey year
General 1997 | Private 1997 | General 2002 | Private 2002 | General 2007 | Private 2007 | General 2012 | Private 2012 | General 2017 | Private 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Female (%) | 47.5 | 51.9 | 50.5 | 52.0 | 49.0 | 49.5 | 47.5 | 48.6 | 50.2 | 46.9 |
Age groups (%) | ||||||||||
25–29 | 13.0 | 6.2 | 8.9 | 5.2 | 10.2 | 4.1 | 8.1 | 4.6 | 7.8 | 5.3 |
30–34 | 15.9 | 10.1 | 15.6 | 8.3 | 12.2 | 6.1 | 10.5 | 6.5 | 11.2 | 6.5 |
35–39 | 13.5 | 12.2 | 15.0 | 8.8 | 13.6 | 7.4 | 10.4 | 6.1 | 10.7 | 8.0 |
40–44 | 10.4 | 11.7 | 12.0 | 10.6 | 14.0 | 11.8 | 12.4 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 8.9 |
45–49 | 8.6 | 12.5 | 9.6 | 12.5 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 13.8 | 13.5 | 10.9 | 8.6 |
50–54 | 7.3 | 12.6 | 8.2 | 12.7 | 9.4 | 11.4 | 10.1 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 11.1 |
55–59 | 6.0 | 9.5 | 6.9 | 13.0 | 7.0 | 10.9 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 9.1 |
60–64 | 5.9 | 8.1 | 5.8 | 8.7 | 6.6 | 12.7 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 8.2 | 9.9 |
65–69 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 6.8 | 5.1 | 8.8 | 6.8 | 11.0 | 6.3 | 9.8 |
70–74 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 4.3 | 6.3 | 4.5 | 7.5 | 5.4 | 9.1 |
75–79 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 6.1 | 4.7 | 7.2 |
80+ | 3.6 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 7.6 | 4.4 | 6.5 |
Non-Swiss (% yes) | 20.5 | 11.5 | 19.7 | 12.3 | 18.7 | 11.6 | 21.9 | 16.8 | 23.2 | 19.1 |
Rural (% yes) | 33.1 | 25.6 | 34.1 | 25.0 | 28.7 | 19.8 | 27.6 | 19.7 | 28.1 | 19.5 |
Marital status (% married) | 65.5 | 71.0 | 69.8 | 72.1 | 61.8 | 66.7 | 59.2 | 63.3 | 58.2 | 63.5 |
Number of children in household (number) | ||||||||||
0 | 64.1 | 67.5 | 59.9 | 72.1 | 63.8 | 76.7 | 61.1 | 70.8 | 69.4 | 77.3 |
1 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 14.8 | 11.4 | 14.9 | 9.3 | 14.9 | 11.7 | 12.4 | 9.9 |
2 | 16.4 | 15.1 | 18.5 | 12.7 | 15.6 | 10.7 | 17.2 | 13.1 | 14.0 | 10.1 |
3+ | 6.8 | 4.7 | 6.8 | 3.8 | 5.7 | 3.3 | 6.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 2.7 |
Language regions (%) | ||||||||||
German/Romansh | 69.6 | 69.6 | 68.8 | 71.0 | 72.3 | 74.0 | 73.3 | 71.4 | 73.8 | 72.3 |
French | 26.2 | 24.6 | 26.9 | 23.2 | 23.7 | 21.7 | 21.8 | 24.1 | 21.9 | 23.1 |
Italian | 4.2 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 5.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
Education (%) | ||||||||||
Compulsory school | 24.3 | 10.8 | 19.8 | 7.8 | 15.7 | 7.3 | 14.2 | 7.3 | 13.8 | 5.8 |
Secondary school | 58.2 | 64.3 | 63.9 | 66.2 | 58.7 | 53.4 | 54.0 | 47.5 | 49.6 | 42.3 |
Tertiary education | 17.5 | 25.0 | 16.3 | 26.0 | 25.6 | 39.4 | 31.8 | 45.2 | 36.6 | 51.9 |
Labour market status (%) | ||||||||||
Inactive | 28.5 | 29.0 | 26.4 | 30.7 | 22.0 | 30.7 | 25.1 | 34.7 | 26.0 | 33.8 |
Unemployed | 3.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 1.0 |
Employed | 68.0 | 69.5 | 71.9 | 68.5 | 76.1 | 68.0 | 72.9 | 64.7 | 71.6 | 65.1 |
Household income (%) | ||||||||||
1st quintile | 18.9 | 7.6 | 15.9 | 10.0 | 14.7 | 8.3 | 19.4 | 12.3 | 21.7 | 11.5 |
2nd quintile | 20.6 | 12.5 | 20.8 | 11.5 | 20.0 | 13.5 | 24.2 | 16.5 | 22.4 | 16.0 |
3rd quintile | 25.8 | 21.6 | 22.1 | 16.0 | 26.9 | 18.4 | 23.8 | 18.7 | 20.6 | 19.3 |
4th quintile | 20.0 | 24.2 | 23.8 | 22.4 | 18.4 | 18.5 | 16.6 | 19.2 | 21.1 | 21.9 |
5th quintile | 14.7 | 34.1 | 17.4 | 40.1 | 19.9 | 41.3 | 16.0 | 33.2 | 14.3 | 31.2 |
Ever smoker (% yes) | 54.9 | 54.3 | 51.8 | 53.4 | 51.3 | 53.1 | 54.0 | 50.0 | 52.3 | 51.0 |
Choice deductible higher than default (% yes) | 52.5 | 62.8 | 61.3 | 68.2 | 64.0 | 65.3 | 61.7 | 63.8 | 61.0 | 64.8 |
Standard insurance model (% yes) | 96.7 | 94.9 | 93.9 | 92.3 | 82.8 | 83.8 | 51.8 | 55.3 | 43.8 | 48.4 |
Preference for free specialist choice (% important/very important) | 68.5 | 80.8 | 67.3 | 83.9 | 66.0 | 83.3 | 67.4 | 87.6 | 68.3 | 88.5 |
Observations | 4,933 | 3,169 | 6,723 | 3,463 | 7,451 | 3,306 | 7,619 | 3,166 | 8,654 | 3,454 |