Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the study population and the general Dutch population
| Study population | Dutch population | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Patients who have compared hospitals (n = 71) |
Patients who have not compared hospitals (n = 266) |
Test of difference | ||
| Gender | ||||
| Male % | 49.3% | 50.4% | X2 = 0.03, p = 0.87 | 49.5% |
| Age | ||||
| < 65% | 83.1% | 80.5% | X2 = 0.26, p = 0.61 | 84.7% |
| Educational level | ||||
| Basic % | 2.9% | 2.7% | X2 = 0.09, p = 0.99 | 19.0% |
| Intermediate % | 56.5% | 56.4% | 54.2% | |
| High % | 40.6% | 40.9% | 26.3% | |
General Dutch population: www.CBS.nl (Statistics Netherlands)