Table 1.
Sample characteristics (analytical sample with n = 974 individuals) at wave 17.
| Variables | Postponed routine health checkups |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes, postponed routine health checkups |
No, attended as planned |
No examining pending |
No, other reasons |
P-value | |
| Mean (SD)/n (%) | Mean (SD)/n (%) | Mean (SD)/n (%) | Mean (SD)/n (%) | ||
| Sex | 0.12 | ||||
| Men | 65 (13.7%) | 121 (25.4%) | 279 (58.6%) | 11 (2.3%) | |
| Women | 93 (18.7%) | 105 (21.1%) | 287 (57.6%) | 13 (2.6%) | |
| Age category | <0.001 | ||||
| 18–29 years | 23 (12.2%) | 29 (15.3%) | 134 (70.9%) | 3 (1.6%) | |
| 30–49 years | 75 (21.4%) | 59 (16.9%) | 204 (58.3%) | 12 (3.4%) | |
| 50–64 years | 41 (15.2%) | 61 (22.6%) | 161 (59.6%) | 7 (2.6%) | |
| 65 years and over | 19 (11.5%) | 77 (46.7%) | 67 (40.6%) | 2 (1.2%) | |
| Children under 18 years: | <0.05 | ||||
| No | 109 (15.1%) | 181 (25.1%) | 417 (57.7%) | 15 (2.1%) | |
| Yes | 49 (19.4%) | 45 (17.9%) | 149 (59.1%) | 9 (3.6%) | |
| Education | 0.68 | ||||
| Up to 9 years/10 years and more (without general qualification for university entrance) | 67 (15.1%) | 106 (24.0%) | 257 (58.0%) | 13 (2.9%) | |
| 10 years and more (with general qualification for university entrance) | 91 (17.1%) | 120 (22.6%) | 309 (58.2%) | 11 (2.1%) | |
| Town size | 0.60 | ||||
| Municipality/small town (1–20,000) | 58 (14.5%) | 101 (25.1%) | 230 (57.2%) | 13 (3.2%) | |
| Medium sized town (20,001–100,000) | 42 (17.5%) | 54 (22.5%) | 138 (57.5%) | 6 (2.5%) | |
| Small city (100,001–500,000) | 26 (18.3%) | 27 (19.0%) | 85 (59.9%) | 4 (2.8%) | |
| Big city (>500,000) | 32 (16.8%) | 44 (23.2%) | 113 (59.5%) | 1 (0.5%) | |
| Region | 0.95 | ||||
| West Germany | 135 (16.5%) | 188 (23.0%) | 474 (58.0%) | 20 (2.5%) | |
| East Germany | 23 (14.7%) | 38 (24.2%) | 92 (58.6%) | 4 (2.5%) | |
| Cases/100,000 population | 0.34 | ||||
| Below median | 70 (15.0%) | 102 (21.8%) | 282 (60.2%) | 14 (3.0%) | |
| Above median | 88 (17.4%) | 124 (24.5%) | 284 (56.1%) | 10 (2.0%) | |
| Relationship/marriage | 0.41 | ||||
| No | 48 (14.2%) | 78 (23.2%) | 205 (60.8%) | 6 (1.8%) | |
| Yes | 110 (17.3%) | 148 (23.2%) | 361 (56.7%) | 18 (2.8%) | |
| Living situation | 0.71 | ||||
| Living alone | 40 (15.8%) | 62 (24.5%) | 147 (58.1%) | 4 (1.6%) | |
| At least 2 individuals in the same household | 118 (16.4%) | 164 (22.7%) | 419 (58.1%) | 20 (2.8%) | |
| Migration background: | 0.99 | ||||
| No | 134 (16.3%) | 191 (23.2%) | 478 (58.1%) | 20 (2.4%) | |
| Yes | 24 (15.9%) | 35 (23.2%) | 88 (58.3%) | 4 (2.6%) | |
| Self-employment | 0.62 | ||||
| No | 142 (16.1%) | 206 (23.3%) | 515 (58.3%) | 20 (2.3%) | |
| Yes | 16 (17.6%) | 20 (22.0%) | 51 (56.0%) | 4 (4.4%) | |
| Chronic disease | <0.001 | ||||
| No | 79 (13.0%) | 108 (17.7%) | 409 (67.2%) | 13 (2.1%) | |
| Yes | 79 (21.6%) | 118 (32.3%) | 157 (43.0%) | 11 (3.0%) | |
| Affect regarding COVID-19: COVID-19 infection (from 1 to 7; higher values correspond to higher affect regarding COVID-19) | 4.6 (1.0) | 4.1 (1.0) | 4.1 (1.0) | 4.0 (1.0) | <0.001 |
| Presumed severity of COVID-19 infection (from 1 to 7; higher values correspond to higher severity) | 4.7 (1.6) | 4.5 (1.6) | 4.0 (1.5) | 4.2 (1.7) | <0.001 |