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Table 3 Demographic characteristics of patients for the study period

From: Did past economic prosperity affect the health related quality of life predictors? A longitudinal study on a representative sample of Slovenian family medicine patients

 

N (%)

 

0 months

6 months

24 months

Gender

Male

215 (35.8%)

215 (35.8%)

215 (35.8%)

Female

386 (64.2%)

386 (64.2%)

386 (64.2%)

Nationality

Slovenian

548 (91.2%)

544 (90.5%)

592 (98.5%)

Other

53 (8.8%)

57 (9.5%)

9 (1.5%)

Religiosity

Yes

374 (62.2%)

389 (64.7%)

408 (67.9%)

No

227 (38.8%)

212 (35.3%)

193 (32.1%)

Employment status

Employed

332 (53.6%)

363 (60.4%)

357 (59.4%)

Unemployed, student

60 (10.0%)

62 (10.3%)

49 (8.2%)

Retired

216 (35.9%)

175 (29.1%)

195 (32.4%)

Educational level

Up to elementary school

132 (22.0%)

122 (20.3%)

117 (19.5%)

High school

367 (61.1%)

375 (62.4%)

369 (61.4%)

College and higher

102 (17.0%)

104 (17.3%)

112 (18.6%)

Self-rated financial status

Major financial problems

15 (2.5%)

10 (1.7%)

12 (2.0%)

Minor financial problems

77 (12.8%)

76 (12.6%)

71 (11.8%)

Comfortable living

473 (78.7%)

480 (79.9%)

474 (78.9%)

Very comfortable living

36 (6.0%)

35 (5.8%)

44 (7.3%)

Marital status

Married or living with partner

423 (70.4%)

422 (70.2%)

416 (69.2%)

Single

175 (29.1%)

176 (29.3%)

181 (30.1%)