Table 3.
Reported barriers towards GP contact in numbers (n) and proportion according to symptom, age among men who did not contact the GP
| Total | Being too embarrassed | Wasting the GP’s time | Worried about what the GP might find | Being too busy | Other | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ED influence and/or concern and did not contact the GP | N = (100%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) |
| 1802 (100.0%) | 535 (29.7%) | 257 (14.3%) | 226 (12.5%) | 207 (11.5%) | 374 (20.8%)) | 711 (39.5%) | |
| Age | |||||||
| 20–39 | 60 (3.3%) | 31 (61.7%) | 12 (20.0%) | 17 (28.3%) | 18 (30.0%) | 10 (16.7%) | 12 (20.0%) |
| 40–59 | 467 (25.9%) | 173 (37.0%) | 70 (15.0%) | 86 (18.4%) | 82 (17.6%) | 89 (19.1%) | 142 (30.4%) |
| 60–79 | 1143 (63.4%) | 290 (25.4%) | 154 (13.5%) | 104 (9.1%) | 96 (8.4%) | 251 (22.0%) | 496 (43.4%) |
| 80+ | 132 (7.3%) | 41 (31.1%) | 21 (15.9%) | 19 (14.4%) | 11 (8.3%) | 24 (18.2%) | 61 (46.2%) |
| Marital status | |||||||
| Single | 300 (16.6%) | 89 (29.7%) | 48 (16.0%) | 44 (14.7%) | 36 (12.0%) | 76 (25.3%) | 103 (34.3%) |
| Married/Cohabiting | 1502 (83.4%) | 446 (29.7%) | 209 (13.9%) | 182 (12.1%) | 171 (11.4%) | 298 (19.8%) | 608 (40.5%) |
| Educational level | |||||||
| Low (< 10 years) | 331 (18.4%) | 110 (33.2%) | 57 (17.2%) | 43 (13.0%) | 29 (8.8%) | 43 (13.0%) | 148 (44.7%) |
| Middle (10–14 years) | 1010 (56.0%) | 307 (30.4%) | 142 (14.1%) | 141 (14.0%) | 128 (12.7%) | 187 (18.5%) | 400 (39.6%) |
| High (≥15 years) | 461 (25.6%) | 118 (25.6%) | 58 (12.6%) | 42 (9.1%) | 50 (10.8%) | 144 (31.2%) | 163 (35.6%) |
| Labour market affiliation | |||||||
| Working | 754 (41.8%) | 233 (30.9%) | 108 (14.3%) | 105 (13.9%) | 130 (17.2%) | 167 (22.1%) | 253 (33.6%) |
| Retirement pension | 902 (50.1%) | 246 (27.3%) | 124 (13.7%) | 85 (9.4%) | 65 (7.2%) | 179 (19.8%) | 417 (46.2%) |
| Out of workforcea | 146 (8.1%) | 56 (38.4%) | 25 (17.1%) | 36 (24.7%) | 12 (8.2%) | 28 (19.2%) | 41 (28.1%) |
| Equivalence weighted disposable income | |||||||
| Low (1st quartile) | 302 (16.8%) | 91 (30.1%) | 47 (15.6%) | 43 (14.2%) | 35 (11.6%) | 57 (18.9%) | 119 (39.4%) |
| Middle (2nd and 3rd quartile) | 930 (51.6%) | 283 (30.4%) | 134 (14.4%) | 121 (13.0%) | 102 (11.0%) | 172 (18.5%) | 385 (41.4%) |
| High (4th quartile) | 570 (31.6%) | 161 (28.2%) | 76 (13.3%) | 62 (10.9%) | 70 (12.3%) | 145 (25.4%) | 207 (61.8%) |
| Ethnicity | |||||||
| Danish | 1730 (96.0%) | 516 (29.8%) | 244 (14.1%) | 213 (12.3%) | 190 (11.0%) | 357 (20.6%) | 694 (40.1%) |
| Immigrants and descendants of immigrants | 72 (4.0%) | 19 (26.4%) | 13 (18.1%) | 13 (18.1%) | 17 (23.6%) | 17 (23.6%) | 17 (23.6%) |
aComprises disability pension and unemployment