Table 3. Sociodemographic characteristics of subjects according to having a USC.
Characteristics | 2012 | 2013 | 2016 | ||||
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USCa | No USCb | USC | No USC | USC | No USC | ||
Total, No. | 2,909 | 3,211 | 4,109 | 2,484 | 4,892 | 2,706 | |
Gender | |||||||
Men | 41.2 | 38.5 | 42.9 | 36.6 | 42.1 | 38.0 | |
Women | 58.8 | 61.5 | 57.1 | 63.4 | 57.9 | 62.0 | |
Age, yr | |||||||
20–29 | 2.6 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 4.5 | |
30–39 | 7.9 | 10.4 | 9.1 | 10.5 | 6.8 | 7.5 | |
40–49 | 14.6 | 16.9 | 16.2 | 17.6 | 14.9 | 14.8 | |
50–59 | 18.6 | 20.6 | 17.8 | 21.1 | 18.1 | 18.3 | |
60–69 | 24.6 | 21.6 | 22.5 | 20.6 | 22.3 | 22.9 | |
70 or older | 31.8 | 25.6 | 30.2 | 23.9 | 33.0 | 32.1 | |
Region | |||||||
Capital | 36.0 | 30.3 | 34.2 | 30.0 | 29.3 | 34.5 | |
Metropolitan | 27.8 | 30.3 | 28.4 | 29.8 | 27.6 | 27.7 | |
Other | 36.2 | 39.4 | 37.5 | 40.2 | 43.1 | 37.8 | |
Educational level | |||||||
Elementary and below | 35.0 | 32.6 | 31.3 | 30.9 | 28.8 | 32.9 | |
Up to high school | 43.9 | 45.0 | 43.3 | 43.9 | 43.9 | 43.8 | |
College or higher | 21.1 | 22.4 | 25.4 | 25.2 | 27.3 | 23.4 | |
Income level | |||||||
Low | 35.0 | 30.2 | 32.4 | 29.7 | 33.5 | 35.7 | |
Intermediate | 40.1 | 43.1 | 40.8 | 42.1 | 38.1 | 39.4 | |
High | 25.0 | 26.7 | 26.8 | 28.2 | 28.4 | 24.9 | |
Subjective health status | |||||||
Good | 32.3 | 26.3 | 29.8 | 28.5 | 31.0 | 25.9 | |
Moderate | 38.5 | 44.1 | 45.3 | 45.2 | 44.5 | 46.3 | |
Poor | 24.6 | 24.8 | 21.3 | 21.1 | 22.0 | 24.9 | |
Chronic disease | |||||||
No | 24.8 | 30.5 | 24.7 | 33.5 | 35.5 | 40.1 | |
Yes | 63.9 | 50.9 | 60.9 | 47.9 | 64.5 | 59.9 | |
CCI | |||||||
Mean | 0.620 | 0.415 | 0.573 | 0.385 | 0.602 | 0.508 |
Data are presented as %.
USC = usual source of care, CCI = Charlson comorbidity index.
aUSC: group with a USC; bno USC: group without a USC.