Table 2.

Presenting symptoms documented by the GP at the most recent consultation in the past year by fee paying status

Presenting Symptom (ICPC-2 category)	Fee paying (n = 1447)	Eligible for fee exemption (n = 1601)	P-value (Cramer’s V)
Respiratory	565 (39%)	616 (39%)	0.75 (0.006)
Skin	233 (16%)	291 (18%)	0.13 (0.03)
Digestive	143 (10%)	170 (11%)	0.50 (0.01)
General and unspecified	136 (9%)	141 (9%)	0.57 (0.01)
Ear	97 (7%)	79 (5%)	0.04 (0.04)
Musculoskeletal	80 (6%)	104 (7%)	0.26 (0.02)
Other	193 (13%)	200 (12%)	0.49 (0.01)