Table 5.
Significant results of Chi-square test for the hospital preference question
Sample characteristics (n=464) | Private, n (%) | Governmental, n (%) | No preference, n (%) | P |
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Q7. Do you prefer visiting a private hospital/medical center or a governmental hospital/medical center | ||||
Saudi | 100 (48.1) | 53 (25.5) | 55 (26.4) | 0.034 |
Non-Saudi | 124 (48.4) | 43 (16.8) | 89 (34.8) | |
Have health insurance in Saudi Arabia | 173 (55.4) | 55 (17.6) | 84 (27) | <0.0001 |
Don’t have health insurance or don’t know | 51 (33.5) | 41 (27) | 60 (39.5) | |
Have access to free public healthcare in Saudi Arabia | 84 (41.4) | 64 (31.5) | 55 (27.1) | <0.0001 |
Don’t have access to free public healthcare or don’t know | 140 (53.6) | 32 (12.3) | 89 (34.1) |