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. 2012 Aug 31;12:294. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-294

Table 2.

Descriptives of yearly care seeking for all workers

    Men Women Total
Care seeking
%
mean
sd
N
%
mean
sd
N
%
mean
sd
N
sig
General practitioner
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 - % with contact
61.7
 
 
1393
76.7
 
 
912
67.7
 
 
2305
***
 - average yearly frequency1
 
3.0
3.8
860
 
3.4
4.2
700
 
3.2
4
1561
*
Physical therapist
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 - % with contact
20.7
 
 
1393
28
 
 
912
23.6
 
 
2305
***
 - average yearly frequency1
 
14.0
19.8
288
 
18.3
20.3
256
 
16
20.2
544
*
Medical specialist
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 -% with contact
24.6
 
 
1393
35.3
 
 
912
28.9
 
 
2305
***
 - average yearly frequency1
 
4.2
8.4
343
 
3.7
4.7
322
 
4
6.9
665
 
Mental health professional
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 - % with contact
8.0
 
 
1393
12.6
 
 
912
9.8
 
 
2305
***
 - average yearly frequency1   7.9 13.2 112   10.1 13.9 115   9 13.6 226  

1 = Frequencies were calculated for workers with contact only. This is why the number of observations is lower (N). Sig = significant difference between men and women; * = p < 0.05; *** = p < 0.001.