Table 4.
Satisfaction with health (mean score ± standard deviation) on the scale from 1 – very dissatisfied to 10 – very satisfied
| Country group* | Total | Income quartiles: |
Means difference (Q1-Q4) | ANOVA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st quartile (Q1) | 2nd quartile (Q2) | 3rd quartile (Q3) | 4th quartile (Q4) | ||||
| EU15 | 7.53 ± 2.0 | 7.07 ± 2.2 | 7.30 ± 2.2 | 7.71 ± 1.9 | 7.89 ± 1.8 | -0.82 | F = 90.5 P<0.001 |
| New member states | 6.85 ± 2.7 | 6.60 ± 2.8 | 6.27 ± 2.8 | 6.63 ± 2.7 | 7.36 ± 2.4 | -0.76 | F = 49.5 P<0.001 |
| Croatia | 6.65 ± 2.7 | 5.41 ± 2.9 | 6.53 ± 2.8 | 6.79 ± 2.7 | 7.67 ± 2.2 | -2.26 | F = 216.5 P<0.001 |
*EU15 – 15 European Union (EU) member states by May 2004; new member states – states that entered the EU in May 2004.