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. 2021 Mar 24;125(7):869–876. doi: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2021.03.005

Table 2.

Delay of scheduled health service (decided by the provider)
NoN = 1010 (67.6%) YesN = 484 (32.4%) p
Age* 40 (22) 47 (28) <0.001
Gender Male 73.2 26.8 0.001
Female 64.8 35.2
Citizenship Italian 67.7 32.3 0.415
Other 60.0 40.0
Geographical Area North 67.2 32.8 0.051
Centre 67.4 32.6
South 77.6 22.4
Family Status Single/Divorced 69.5 30.5 0.218
Married/Cohabitant 66.4 33.6
Living alone No 67.9 32.1 0.555
Yes 69.8 30.2
Education Level High school or lower 63.8 36.2 0.034
University 69.4 30.6
Occupation No 58.9 41.1 <0.001
Yes 71.2 28.8
Activity during lockdown No variation 64.6 35.4 0.073
Smart working 67.3 32.7
Guaranteed income 77.1 22.9
Activity Stopped 68.0 32.0
Healthcare worker No 67.2 32.8 0.137
Yes 71.7 28.3
Healthcare worker (relative) No 67.4 32.6 0.424
Yes 69.4 30.6
Health Insurance No 69.0 31.0 0.228
Yes 65.9 34.1
Chronic Conditions No 71.7 28.3 <0.001
Yes 54.1 45.9
Positive to COVID-19 No 67.6 32.4 0.026
Yes 93.8 6.3
Time spent on internet (Amount)* Hours/day 9 (6) 8.5 (5) 0.161
Time spent on internet (Trend) Stable 71.3 28.7 0.143
Increased 66.7 33.3
Decreased 54.5 45.5
I do not know 77.8 22.2
Source of Information (TV) No 71.7 28.3 0.029
Yes 65.9 34.1
Source of Information (Internet) No 63.0 37.0 0.092
Yes 68.5 31.5
Source of Information (Newspaper) No 69.9 30.1 0.075
Yes 65.6 34.4
Trust level* Doctors 9 (2) 8 (2) 0.084
Politicians 5 (3) 5 (3) 0.076
Experts 6 (2) 6 (3) 0.175
Journalists 5 (3) 5 (3) 0.277
Received chain letter/messages No 75.9 24.1 0.006
Yes 66.5 33.5
Online grocery No 70.1 29.9 0.105
Yes 66.1 33.9
Times went out* Number/Week 3 (6) 3 (5) 0.001
Fear of going out No 70.8 29.2 <0.001
Yes 60.8 39.2
Wearing facemask Other 70.7 29.3 0.115
Always 66.5 33.5
Activity avoidance (fear of injuries) No 70.1 29.9 <0.001
Yes 60.5 39.5
Activity avoidance (peer pressure) No 69.0 31.0 0.183
Yes 65.3 34.7
Depression (PHQ-2) No 68.4 31.6 0.250
Yes 65.1 34.9
Anxiety (GAD-2) No 67.3 32.7 0.779
Yes 68.1 31.9
Trouble Sleeping No 69.3 30.7 0.097
Yes 65.2 34.8

Figures are absolute frequencies or Median and Interquartile Range (IQR), when appropriate.

Continuous variable.