Table 1.
Socioeconomic characteristics of members of the study sample, Bern, Switzerland, year 2012
| Total (Helsana members residing in Bern) | Social assistance recipients | Non-recipients | Difference (95% confidence interval) | pa) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | 13,492 | 391 | 13,101 | ||
| proportion | 1.000 | .029 | .971 | ||
| Age | |||||
| Mean | 37.1 | 33.1 | 37.2 | 4.1 (2.3, 5.8) | *** |
| Gender (in %) | |||||
| Male | .497 | .509 | .496 | .013 (0.038, 0.63) | *** |
| Female | .503 | .491 | .504 | ||
| Deductible class (in %) | |||||
| Swiss francs 0 (children) | .162 | .248 | .159 | .089 | |
| Obligatory (300CHF) | .338 | .606 | .330 | .276 | |
| 500 CHF | .144 | .087 | .145 | -0.058 | |
| 1,000 CHF | .047 | .018 | .048 | -0.030 | |
| 1,500 CHF | .080 | .010 | .083 | -0.072 | |
| 2,000 CHF | .021 | .008 | .022 | -0.014 | |
| 2,500 CHF | .208 | .023 | .213 | -0.190 | |
| Member in a managed care plan (in %) | |||||
| No | .408 | .652 | .401 | .251 (.204, .299) | *** |
| Yes | .592 | .348 | .599 | ||
| Supplementary private hospital insurance (in %) | |||||
| No | .902 | .990 | .899 | .091 (.079, .102) | *** |
| Yes | .098 | .010 | .101 |
* P < 0.10, ** P < 0.05,
***
P < 0.01.
a)
Significance level: Kruskal-Wallis-test was used to check for significant differences in age, chi-square-test for differences in the categorical variables.
CHF denotes Swiss Francs.