Table 4.
Chance for waiting times of 10 days or more
| OR | 95% - CI | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Health insurance funds (Reference = Private) | |||
| AOK | 1.17 | 0.81 | 1.70 |
| BKK | 1.52* | 1.08 | 2.16 |
| BARMER GEK | 1.50* | 1.03 | 2.16 |
| TK | 1.64* | 1.14 | 2.36 |
| DAK | 1.36 | 0.91 | 2.05 |
| IKK | 1.38 | 0.85 | 2.23 |
| Others | 1.36 | 0.88 | 2.10 |
| Age groups (Reference = 18–29) | |||
| 30–39 | 1.67* | 1.00 | 2.77 |
| 40–49 | 1.97* | 1.23 | 3.18 |
| 50–59 | 2.06* | 1.28 | 3.32 |
| 60–69 | 2.70* | 1.67 | 4.36 |
| 70–79 | 2.83* | 1.74 | 4.61 |
| Sex (Reference = Male) | |||
| Female | 1.01 | 0.83 | 1.23 |
| Town size (Reference = Up to 10,000) | |||
| 10,001–100,000 | 1.51* | 1.17 | 1.94 |
| 100,001–500,000 | 1.44* | 1.05 | 1.98 |
| From 500,000 | 1.69* | 1.26 | 2.27 |
| Region of residence (Reference = West Germany) | |||
| East Germany | 2.90* | 2.37 | 3.54 |
| Socioeconomic status (Reference = Upper class) | |||
| Lower class | 0.79 | 0.58 | 1.08 |
| Middle class | 0.84 | 0.66 | 1.06 |
| Health Status (Reference = Very good) | |||
| Poor | 1.07 | 0.80 | 1.43 |
| Good | 1.10 | 0.87 | 1.40 |
*p-value< 0.05