Table 1.
Characteristics of patients (n = 206)
| Characteristics of patients | Number | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| Mean ± SD | 67.0 ± 14.1 | NA |
| range (year) | 28–96 | NA |
| missing data | 20 | |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 69 | 37.1 |
| Female | 117 | 62.9 |
| missing data | 20 | |
| Occupations | ||
| Employee/public servant | 33 | 18.1 |
| Employer | 21 | 11.5 |
| Student | 0 | 0 |
| Part time | 23 | 12.6 |
| Unemployed (including unemployed following retirement, and full-time homemaker) | 83 | 45.6 |
| Others | 22 | 12.1 |
| missing data | 24 | |
| Educational attainment | ||
| Junior high school | 41 | 23.0 |
| High school, or high school equivalent | 95 | 53.4 |
| Professional trade school | 22 | 12.4 |
| University or graduate school | 18 | 10.1 |
| Others | 2 | 1.1 |
| missing data | 28 | |
| Self-reported Economic status | ||
| high | 131 | 74.0 |
| low | 46 | 26.0 |
| missing data | 29 | |
| Health status | ||
| Very good | 9 | 4.8 |
| Good | 36 | 19.1 |
| Fair | 96 | 51.1 |
| Not very good | 40 | 21.3 |
| Poor | 7 | 3.7 |
| missing data | 18 | |
| Number of primary care visits | ||
| Once or less than 1 time/year | 0 | 0 |
| 2-5times/year | 22 | 10.9 |
| 6-9times/year | 66 | 32.7 |
| 10times or more/year | 114 | 56.4 |
| Don’t know / Don’t remember | 0 | 0 |
| missing data | 4 | |
| The length of having been going to this provider | ||
| Less than 6 months | 3 | 1.5 |
| From 6 months to 1 year | 6 | 3 |
| From 1 to 2 years | 16 | 7.9 |
| From 3 to 4 years | 38 | 18.7 |
| 5 years or more | 140 | 69 |
| I don’t know / I don’t remember | 0 | 0 |
| missing data | 3 | |
SD Standard deviation, N/A Not applicable