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. 2020 Mar 2;20:158. doi: 10.1186/s12913-020-5012-2

Table 1.

Characteristics of hospitals and survey respondents

Hospitals, N (%)
(N = 164)
Respondents, %
(N = 166′014)
Year
 2011 130 (79.3) 19.5%
 2012 143 (87.2) 19.8%
 2013 146 (89.0) 20.3%
 2014 149 (90.9) 19.9%
 2015 149 (90.9) 20.5%
Language
 German 120 (73.2) 75.0%
 French 34 (20.7) 20.1%
 Italian 10 (6.1) 4.9%
Hospital type
 University hospital (level 1) 5 (3.0) 13.7%
 General hospital (level 2) 44 (26.8) 38.2%
 General hospital (level 3) 30 (18.3) 18.4%
 General hospital (level 4) 42 (25.6) 17.9%
 General hospital (level 5) 18 (11.0) 5.0%
 Specialized clinics 25 (15.2) 6.9%
Insurance status (a)
 Public insurance 135 (87.7) 66.7%
 Private insurance 19 (12.3) 33.3%
Gender
 Women 55.2%
 Men 44.8%
Age, years
 18–39 19.7%
 40–59 25.1%
 60–79 39.9%
 80–110 15.0%

aInsurance status of majority of patients