Table 5.
Use of any health service (public or private) by three indicators of socioeconomic position. Percentage ratio (PR) and 95% confidence interval (CI)
| Measures of socioeconomic position | GP visits | Specialist visits | Hospitalisation | |||
| PRa (IC 95%) | PRa (IC 95%) | PRa (IC 95%) | ||||
| Education | ||||||
| Tertiary | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
| Upper secondary | 1.21 | (1.08–1.35) | 0.90 | (0.77–1.06) | 0.95 | (0.79–1.13) |
| Lower secondary | 1.38 | (1.23–1.54) | 0.77 | (0.64–0.91) | 1.18 | (0.98–1.41) |
| Primary/no education | 1.52 | (1.37–1.68) | 0.66 | (0.57–0.77) | 1.16 | (0.99–1.37) |
| Social class | ||||||
| I–II | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
| III | 1.14 | (1.03–1.25) | 0.85 | (0.73–0.99) | 0.96 | (0.82–1.12) |
| IV | 1.42 | (1.30–1.55) | 0.79 | (0.69–0.91) | 1.06 | (0.92–1.22) |
| V–VI | 1.43 | (1.30–1.56) | 0.67 | (0.57–0.78) | 1.12 | (0.97–1.30) |
| Monthly income | ||||||
| More than 1800 euros | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
| From 1201 to 1800 euros | 1.24 | (1.13–1.35) | 0.81 | (0.50–0.68) | 1.05 | (0.91–1.21) |
| From 901 to 1200 euros | 1.21 | (1.11–1.33) | 0.72 | (0.63–0.85) | 1.01 | (0.87–1.18) |
| Up to 900 euros | 1.39 | (1.27–1.51) | 0.58 | (0.71–0.93) | 1.06 | (0.92–1.22) |
a. Adjusted for age, sex, and number of chronic diseases. In monthly income, also adjusted for number of members in household.