Table 1 Characteristics of the study sample
|  | 50–64 years old (%) | 65 + years old (%) | All (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 60.3 | 39.7 | 100 |
Gender: Men | 57.3 | 56.4 | 56.9 |
Education in home country | Â | Â | Â |
General, none, or missing | 4.7 | 7.8 | 5.9 |
Vocational | 42.6 | 44.1 | 43.2 |
Higher | 52.7 | 48.1 | 50.9 |
Have completed some education in Finland | 46.1 | 23.1 | 37.0 |
Live in the capital region | 33.1 | 35.0 | 33.8 |
Married or cohabiting | 79.1 | 67.7 | 74.6 |
Employment status | Â | Â | Â |
Employed | 62.7 | 8.1 | 41.4 |
Pension | 2.9 | 87.7 | 35.9 |
Other | 34.5 | 4.3 | 22.7 |
Average or poorer self-rated health | 53.6 | 69.3 | 59.8 |
Used health services more than twice last year | 40.3 | 49.5 | 44.0 |
Received income support | 35.3 | 51.8 | 41.6 |
Citizen of Finland | 51.8 | 44.8 | 49.0 |
Length of stay in Finland in years (mean) | 16.4 | 19.0 | 17.4 |
Length of stay in Finland in years (std) | 8.7 | 9.3 | 9.1 |
Needs interpreter in health services | 36.1 | 46.5 | 40.2 |
Experienced discrimination in health services | 18.8 | 13.4 | 16.7 |
Health information sources | Â | Â | Â |
Visiting health centre | 57.4 | 67.1 | 61.2 |
Internet pages in Russian | 26.8 | 18.8 | 23.6 |
Other | 15.9 | 14.1 | 15.2 |
Having e-ID | Â | Â | Â |
Has e-ID | 77.2 | 53.9 | 67.9 |
e-ID missing category | 10.0 | 18.7 | 13.4 |
Barriers to health services | Â | Â | Â |
Long waiting lists | 33.0 | 41.4 | 36.2 |
Poor transport connection | 5.0 | 3.4 | 4.4 |
High price of services | 19.5 | 22.5 | 20.6 |
Impolite or poor service | 4.0 | 2.0 | 3.3 |
Language difficulties | 25.4 | 36.8 | 29.6 |
Complicated structure | 22.3 | 28.3 | 24.5 |