Table 2. Sample size, frequency (in percentage) of physician consultations and of hospitalization, by educational level of head of household and by household income.
Germany and Spain, 2006 and 2011.
| Country and indicator of socieconomic position |
Sample size (n) | Physician consultation1 (%) | Hospital admission2 (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2011 | 2006 | 2011 | 2006 | 2011 | |
| Germany | ||||||
| Educational level | ||||||
| Tertiary | 4,215 | 4,209 | 67.0 | 72.5 | 9.7 | 11.1 |
| Full secondary | 2,162 | 2,119 | 64.7 | 66.3 | 9.6 | 9.6 |
| Intermediate secondary | 5,857 | 5,533 | 64.5 | 69.0 | 9.9 | 12.3 |
| Elementary | 7,688 | 6,481 | 69.0 | 71.8 | 12.1 | 14.0 |
| Income | ||||||
| High | 5,127 | 4955 | 64.9 | 68.0 | 8.3 | 9.8 |
| Medium-high | 5,114 | 4702 | 64.8 | 69.2 | 9.7 | 11.4 |
| Medium-low | 5,055 | 4624 | 68.8 | 71.4 | 12.0 | 13.6 |
| Low | 4,382 | 3933 | 69.1 | 73.8 | 12.6 | 15.3 |
| Spain | ||||||
| Educational level | ||||||
| Tertiary | 6,057 | 4,239 | 79.5 | 77.8 | 8.0 | 7.2 |
| Upper secondary | 5,258 | 4,018 | 80.9 | 79.5 | 8.0 | 7.3 |
| Lower secondary | 3,270 | 6,016 | 81.1 | 79.9 | 8.8 | 7.3 |
| Elementary | 10,865 | 3,446 | 84.3 | 83.3 | 10.1 | 9.4 |
| Income | ||||||
| High | 6,542 | 4,190 | 80.7 | 79.0 | 7.1 | 7.4 |
| Medium-high | 6,175 | 2,689 | 81.2 | 79.9 | 8.9 | 6.9 |
| Medium-low | 4,788 | 3,849 | 81.9 | 80.6 | 8.8 | 7.6 |
| Low | 5,244 | 2,450 | 85.0 | 82.3 | 10.5 | 9.5 |
1. Physician consultation refers to the last 3 months in Germany and to the last year in Spain.
2. Hospital admission refers to the last year.