Table 2.
Utility of health care system and reported health status [n (%)]
| Jews (N = 827) |
Arabs (N = 605) |
P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HMO belonging | Clalit | 388 (47.1) | 448 (74.1) | < 0.001 |
| Maccabi | 246 (29.8) | 72 (11.9) | ||
| Meuhedet | 118 (14.3) | 48 (7.9) | ||
| Leumit | 73 (8.8) | 37 (6.1) | ||
| Supplementary Health Insurance | Yes | 730 (90.0) | 386 (64.9) | < 0.001 |
| No | 81 (10.0) | 209 (35.1) | ||
| Permanent primary care physician | Yes | 782 (95.2) | 587 (97.7) | 0.023 |
| No | 39 (4.8) | 14 (2.3) | ||
| Last visit to primary care | During the last 6 months | 736 (89.8) | 537 (89.6) | 0.216 |
| 6–12 months | 42 (5.1) | 22 (3.7) | ||
| More than 12 months | 42 (5.1) | 40 (6.7) | ||
| Health status | ||||
| Smoking status | Current smoker | 125 (15.1) | 138 (22.8) | < 0.001 |
| Former smoker | 32 (3.9) | 34 (5.6) | ||
| No | 669 (81.0) | 433 (71.6) | ||
| Having chronic disease | Yes | 314 (38.6) | 228 (38.1) | 0.868 |
| No | 513 (61.4) | 377 (61.9) | ||
| BMI mean (SD) | 25.8 (±4.1) | 27.2 (±4.5) | < 0.001 | |
| BMI category | < 25 | 346 (47.2) | 197 (34.9) | < 0.001 |
| 25–30 | 276 (37.7) | 230 (40.7) | ||
| 30+ | 111 (15.1) | 138 (24.4) | ||
| Perceived health status | Excellent / Very good | 354 (43.6) | 309 (51.9) | 0.001 |
| Good | 336 (41.3) | 227 (38.2) | ||
| Fair / Poor | 123 (15.1) | 59 (9.9) | ||