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Table 1 Characteristics of the subjects included in the study.

From: Differences between willingness to pay and willingness to accept for visits by a family physician: A contingent valuation study

 

Mean (CI 95%)

Median

(IQ range)

Percentages over total

Age

57.3 (56.0-58.7)

57.0 (45.0-70.0)

 

Sex (male/female)

  

36.6%/63.4%

Nationality (Spanish/other)

  

89.6%/10.4%

Other insurance (yes/no)

  

23.5%/76.5%

Any illness (yes/no)

  

71.2%/28.8%

VAS - EuroQol-5D

64.4 (62.5-66.4)

50.0 (60.0-80.0)

 

N° visits to the physician/year

15.3 (14.3-16.4)

13 (7-20)

 

Hospital admissions (yes/no)

  

20.0%/80.0%

Time in making appointment

   

Same day

  

26.6%

One day

  

33.0%

Two days

  

19.1%

Three days

  

5.1%

More than three days

  

16.2%

Waiting time at visit

   

Less than 15 minutes

  

70.5%

Between 16 and 30 minutes

  

23.1%

Between 31 and 60 minutes

  

5.5%

More than one hour

  

0.9%

Relation with family physician

(1 worst, 5 best possible)

4.4 (4,3-4.5)

4.8 (4,0-5,0)

 

N° of risky behaviours

0.5 (0.4-0.6)

0.0 (0.0-1.0)

 

Education level

   

Illiterate

  

0.9%

No education

  

20.4%

Primary education

  

37.9%

Secondary education

  

25.5%

Superior education

  

15.3%

Social class

   

Group I: Managers, directors

  

12.9%

Group II: Intermediate positions

  

16.0%

Group III: Skilled non-manual worker

  

13.5%

Group IV: Skilled (or partially skilled) manual worker

  

43.5%

Group V: Unskilled manual worker

  

14.3%

Adjusted family income (€)

1288.8

(1200.0-1377.6)

966.6

(682.1-1591.5)

 
  1. CI 95%: Confidence interval 95%;
  2. IQ range: interquartíle range (percentile 25-percentile 75)
  3. VAS-EuroQol-5D. Visual analog scale of EuroQol-5D questionnaire