Table A1.
Variable means, individuals with public or private insurance, EPS 2004 and 2006
| 2004 |
2006 |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |
| Private insurance* | 14.5% | 13.6% | ||
| Female | 51.1% | 51.2% | ||
| Age** | 46.25 | 16.3 | 47.46 | 15.6 |
Schooling  years** |
56.5% | 54.7% | ||
Schooling  years** |
23.3% | 24.9% | ||
Schooling  years |
19.9% | 20.4% | ||
| Married/cohabitating* | 61.7% | 63.0% | ||
| Household size | 4.08 | 1.8 | 4.08 | 1.9 |
| Santiago residence | 38.5% | 38.2% | ||
| Own home** | 78.1% | 75.5% | ||
| Self-employed** | 12.4% | 13.9% | ||
| Domestic worker* | 3.20% | 2.70% | ||
| Unemployed* | 9.50% | 10.4% | ||
| Not in labour force** | 32.1% | 29.4% | ||
| Health status poor* | 8.60% | 9.40% | ||
| Health status good+ | 63.5% | 63.0% | ||
| Any Activities of daily living (ADL)** | 6.90% | 10.4% | ||
| Medium to heavy smoker** | 18.9% | 12.2% | ||
| Heavy drinker | 19.2% | 19.7% | ||
| Frequent exercise | 13.3% | 12.6% | ||
| Diagnosed arthritis* | 6.50% | 7.10% | ||
| Diagnosed stroke | 0.40% | 0.40% | ||
| Diagnosed cancer | 1.50% | 1.70% | ||
| Diagnosed Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)** | 5.50% | 6.30% | ||
| Diagnosed depression** | 7.40% | 9.70% | ||
| Diagnosed diabetes** | 6.00% | 7.10% | ||
| Diagnosed HIV | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
| Diagnosed high blood pressure** | 18.8% | 21.5% | ||
| Diagnosed mental illness | 0.70% | 0.70% | ||
| Diagnosed asthma/emphysema* | 3.80% | 4.30% | ||
| Diagnosed renal disease | 2.60% | 2.70% | ||
| Diagnosed any illness** | 34.8% | 37.3% | ||
| Disabled** | 8.90% | 9.90% | ||
Underweight ( )*
|
1.30% | 1.10% | ||
Overweight (BMI  )** |
39.4% | 42.4% | ||
Obese ( )*
|
16.7% | 17.7% | ||
| Number of general health consultations, last 2 years | 2.31 | 5.8 | 3.02 | 6.2 |
| Number of specialist visits, last 2 years | 2.01 | 5.7 | 2.18 | 5.7 |
| Number of emergency visits, last 2 years | 0.55 | 2.9 | 0.90 | 3.7 |
| Number of surgeries, last 2 years | 0.07 | 0.4 | 0.11 | 0.5 |
| Number of hospitalizations, last 2 years | 0.13 | 0.7 | 0.18 | 0.8 |
* and ** means significantly different at 5 and 1% margins of error, respectively.