Table 1. Characteristics of the study group (n = 3,556).
| Variable | unweighted | weighted | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| Degree of disability | ||||
| mild degree | 876 | 24.63 | 817 | 25.33 |
| moderate degree | 1364 | 38.36 | 1267 | 39.27 |
| severe degree | 914 | 25.70 | 783 | 22.02 |
| not determined | 402 | 11.30 | 359 | 11.13 |
| Gender | ||||
| female | 1907 | 53.63 | 1646 | 51.02 |
| male | 1649 | 46.37 | 1580 | 48.98 |
| Age | ||||
| 16–24 years | 119 | 3.35 | 147 | 4.14 |
| 25–34 years | 169 | 4.76 | 247 | 7.67 |
| 35–44 years | 191 | 5.38 | 204 | 6.33 |
| 45–59 years | 992 | 27.93 | 927 | 26.10 |
| 60–64 years | 614 | 17.29 | 492 | 15.27 |
| 65+ | 1467 | 30.69 | 1204 | 25.19 |
| Place of residence | ||||
| rural | 1516 | 42.66 | 1141 | 35.39 |
| urban <20,000 | 485 | 13.65 | 419 | 13.00 |
| urban 20,000–100,000 | 787 | 22.14 | 779 | 24.16 |
| urban 100,000–200,00 | 234 | 6.58 | 250 | 7.75 |
| urban 200,000–500,000 | 306 | 8.61 | 314 | 9.74 |
| urban >500,000 | 226 | 6.36 | 321 | 9.96 |
| Level of educationa | ||||
| primary education | 1137 | 32.07 | 953 | 29.65 |
| lower secondary education | 1167 | 32.92 | 1071 | 33.32 |
| upper secondary education | 878 | 24.77 | 831 | 25.86 |
| post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher level | 363 | 10.24 | 359 | 11.17 |
| Occupational status | ||||
| employee | 345 | 9.74 | 405 | 12.60 |
| self-employment or entrepreneur | 28 | 0.88 | 26 | 0.81 |
| farmer | 26 | 0.73 | 21 | 0.65 |
| retired or on disability pension | 2740 | 77.38 | 2308 | 71.81 |
| university or school student | 67 | 1.89 | 91 | 2.83 |
| unemployed | 335 | 8.64 | 363 | 9.37 |
| Marital status | ||||
| married | 2028 | 57.27 | 1656 | 51.54 |
| unmarried | 531 | 15.00 | 617 | 19.20 |
| widower/widow | 742 | 20.95 | 699 | 21.76 |
| divorced or separated | 240 | 6.78 | 241 | 7.50 |
| Available source of income | ||||
| not available | 141 | 3.98 | 156 | 4.86 |
| available | 3399 | 96.02 | 3057 | 95.14 |
| Net income | ||||
| <1000 PLN | 1178 | 33.13 | 1027 | 31.83 |
| from 1000 to <1500 | 968 | 27.22 | 851 | 26.37 |
| from 1500 to <2000 PLN | 564 | 15.86 | 509 | 15.77 |
| > = 2000 PLN | 411 | 11.56 | 419 | 12.98 |
| not provided | 435 | 12.23 | 421 | 13.05 |
| Hospital admission in last 12 months | ||||
| no admissions | 2681 | 76.53 | 2425 | 76.40 |
| at least one admission | 822 | 23.47 | 749 | 23.60 |
| Use of health care services in last 12 months | ||||
| no use | 158 | 4.45 | 178 | 5.52 |
| at least one episode of use | 3393 | 95.55 | 3046 | 94.48 |
| Mobile phone use | ||||
| no | 1049 | 29.66 | 858 | 26.73 |
| yes | 2488 | 70.34 | 2352 | 73.27 |
| Internet use | ||||
| no | 2526 | 71.32 | 2151 | 66.95 |
| yes | 1016 | 28.68 | 1062 | 33.05 |
a education categories used in the survey were mapped to the levels distinguished in the ISCED classification from 2011 [41]