Table 3.
Hospital choices for people with different characteristics in 2015 (N=1729).
| Variables | Tier of hospital care | Hypothetical test | ||||
| Primary hospital (N=1018) | County hospital (N=296) | Municipal hospital (N=415) | χ2 (df) | P value | ||
| Age (years), n (%) | 10.2 (6) | .12 | ||||
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18-44 | 137 (13.46) | 37 (12.50) | 52 (12.53) |
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45-59 | 293 (28.78) | 106 (35.81) | 129 (31.08) |
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60-74 | 451 (44.30) | 111 (37.50) | 163 (39.28) |
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≥75 | 137 (13.46) | 42 (14.19) | 71 (17.11) |
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| Gender, n (%) | 6.4 (2) | .04 | ||||
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Male | 415 (40.77) | 145 (48.99) | 179 (43.13) |
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Female | 603 (59.23) | 151 (51.01) | 236 (56.87) |
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| Marriage status, n (%) | 4.2 (2) | .12 | ||||
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Married | 836 (82.12) | 258 (87.16) | 347 (83.61) |
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Others | 182 (17.88) | 38 (12.84) | 68 (16.39) |
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| Education level (years), mean (SD) | 6.87 (4.47) | 7.84 (4.45) | 9.12 (4.35) | 76.1 (2)a | <.001 | |
| Region, n (%) |
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11.9 (4) | .02 | |||
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East | 401 (39.39) | 136 (45.95) | 200 (48.19) |
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Center | 307 (30.16) | 85 (28.72) | 114 (27.47) |
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West | 310 (30.45) | 75 (25.34) | 101 (24.34) |
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| Residence site, n (%) | 159.7 (2) | <.001 | ||||
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Urban | 413 (40.57) | 79 (26.69) | 294 (70.84) |
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Rural | 605 (59.43) | 217 (73.31) | 121 (29.16) |
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| Medical insurance, n (%) | 3.7 (2) | .16 | ||||
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No | 41 (4.03) | 5 (1.69) | 15 (3.61) |
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Yes | 977 (95.97) | 291 (98.31) | 400 (96.39) |
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| Disease or injury severity, n (%) | 30.7 (4) | <.001 | ||||
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Not severe | 371 (36.44) | 78 (26.35) | 99 (23.86) |
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Somewhat severe | 563 (55.30) | 179 (60.47) | 263 (63.37) |
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Quite severe | 84 (8.25) | 39 (13.18) | 53 (12.77) |
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| Hypertension (years), mean (SD) | 3.67 (7.74) | 3.71 (7.05) | 5.58 (9.63) | 13.9 (2)a | <.001 | |
| BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 24.26 (3.72) | 24.77 (4.20) | 24.12 (3.61) | 4.0 (2)a | .13 | |
| Chronic diseases, mean (SD) | 0.54 (0.73) | 0.65 (0.85) | 0.79 (0.89) | 26.3 (2)a | <.001 | |
aMultisample Kruskal–Wallis rank-sum test.