Table 1 Sample characteristics
Variables | Characteristics | nr. (%) |
|---|---|---|
Place of interview | General practitioner | 461 (41.3%) |
Outpatient care | 291 (26.1%) | |
Hospitals, clinics – Departments of Surgery and Internal Medicine | 363 (32.6%) | |
Gender | Male | 549 (49.2%) |
Female | 566 (50.8%) | |
Age | 18–30 years | 216 (19.4%) |
31–60 years | 448 (40.2%) | |
61–93 years | 451 (40.4%) | |
Place of residence | Village | 50 (4.5%) |
Town | 309 (27.7%) | |
City | 756 (67.8%) | |
Level of education | Primary school | 109 (9.8%) |
Secondary school | 715 (64.1%) | |
College/university | 267 (23.9%) | |
Other | 24 (2.2%) | |
Frequency of doctor visits | Maximum two times a year | 284 (25.4%) |
Several times a year | 343 (30.8%) | |
Once a month | 353 (31.7%) | |
Once a week | 75 (6.7%) | |
Several times a week | 60 (5.4%) |