Table 1 Sample characteristics
From: Healthcare bricolage in Europe’s superdiverse neighbourhoods: a mixed methods study
Variables | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Site, Country | ||
Birmingham, UK | 333 | 18.8 |
Bremen, Germany | 715 | 40.4 |
Lisbon, Portugal | 261 | 14.7 |
Uppsala, Sweden | 462 | 26.1 |
Age groups | ||
18–29 years | 393 | 22.3 |
30–44 years | 388 | 22.0 |
45–59 years | 417 | 23.6 |
60–79 years | 490 | 27.8 |
80 years or older | 76 | 4.3 |
Gender | ||
Women | 943 | 53.3 |
Men | 825 | 46.6 |
Other | 2 | 0.1 |
Education | ||
Low (ISCED 0–2) | 506 | 29.2 |
Medium (ISCED 3–4) | 611 | 35.3 |
High (ISCED 5–6) | 616 | 35.6 |
Unemployed | ||
No | 1613 | 91.1 |
Yes | 158 | 8.9 |
Migration background | ||
None | 1010 | 57.2 |
First generation | 444 | 25.1 |
Second generation | 221 | 12.5 |
Third generation | 91 | 5.2 |
Language proficiencya | ||
Good | 292 | 73.7 |
Poor | 104 | 26.3 |
Years living in the countrya | ||
0–10 years | 98 | 26.3 |
11–20 years | 97 | 26.0 |
> 20 years | 178 | 47.8 |
Self-rated health | ||
Good | 1242 | 70.2 |
Poor | 526 | 29.8 |
Functional limitations | ||
Severely limited | 550 | 31.2 |
Limited but not severely | 745 | 42.3 |
Not limited at all | 468 | 26.6 |
Trust in physiciansb | ||
Low | 379 | 30.6 |
Medium | 535 | 43.2 |
High | 325 | 26.3 |
Low health literacyb | ||
No | 1141 | 86.8 |
Yes | 173 | 13.2 |
Agency | ||
Medium | 731 | 42.0 |
High | 589 | 33.9 |
Medium | 419 | 24.1 |