Table 1.
Characteristics of respondents who sought a second opinion in the public system vs. the private system (n = 339)
| Characteristics | Public system n = 125 (%) | Private system n = 214 (%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 0.892 | ||
| Male | 50 (37.3%) | 84 (62.7%) | |
| Female | 75 (36.6%) | 130 (63.4%) | |
| Age group | 0.29 | ||
| 18–39 | 41 (42.3%) | 56 (57.7%) | |
| 40–59 | 38 (31.9%) | 81 (68.1%) | |
| 60+ | 46 (37.4%) | 77 (62.6%) | |
| Educational level | 0.296 | ||
| Basic | 20 (47.6%) | 22 (52.4%) | |
| High school | 56 (36.4%) | 98 (63.6%) | |
| Academic | 49 (34.5%) | 93 (65.5%) | |
| Missing values | 1 | ||
| Personal status | 0.43 | ||
| Living with a partner | 95 (35.4%) | 173 (64.6%) | |
| Not Living with a partner | 28 (40.6%) | 41 (59.4%) | |
| Missing values | 2 | ||
| Ethnicity | 0.237 | ||
| Jewish | 98 (34.9%) | 183 (65.1%) | |
| Arabic | 23 (43.4%) | 30 (56.6%) | |
| Missing values | 4 | 1 | |
| Religiosity | .015* | ||
| Religious | 51 (45.1%) | 62 (54.9%) | |
| Secular | 70 (31.7%) | 151 (68.3%) | |
| Missing values | 4 | 1 | |
| Self-reported income group | .027* | ||
| Well below the average | 40 (48.2%) | 43 (51.8%) | |
| Around the average | 57 (31.5%) | 124 (68.5%) | |
| Well above the average | 8 (30.8%) | 18 (69.2%) | |
| Missing values | 20 | 29 | |
| Socioeconomic level (by residential area) | .015* | ||
| Low | 33 (49.3%) | 34 (50.7%) | |
| Middle and higha | 86 (33.2%) | 173 (66.8%) | |
| Missing values | 6 | 7 | |
| Immigration | .006* | ||
| Native-born and established immigrants | 106 (34.5%) | 201 (65.5%) | |
| Immigrants (immigrated to Israel after 1989) | 19 (59.4%) | 13 (40.6%) | |
| Country of birth | 0.741 | ||
| Israeli | 78 (36.1%) | 138 (63.9%) | |
| European / American | 14 (37.8%) | 23 (62.2%) | |
| Soviet Union | 13 (44.8%) | 16 (55.2%) | |
| Asian / African | 18 (32.7%) | 37 (67.3%) | |
| Missing values | 2 | ||
| Perceived Health status | 0.68 | ||
| Very good | 49 (38.9%) | 77 (61.1%) | |
| Good | 44 (34.1%) | 85 (65.9%) | |
| Not so good | 27 (34.2%) | 52 (65.8%) | |
| Missing values | 5 | ||
p < 0.05
Note: Percentages are calculated as valid % per each row (i.e., each row sums up to 100%, without Missing values)
aHigh socio-economic level was combined with middle socio-economic level because of small numbers at this level.