Table 1.
Descriptive statistics
| % | Total number of respondents | |
|---|---|---|
| Outcome | ||
| Accessing healthcare abroad (outside Finland) | 25.1 | 1053 |
| Explanatory variables | ||
| Digital information technology (DIT) use | 1082 | |
| Low | 23.1 | |
| High | 36.2 | |
| No response | 40.7 | |
| Predicted score from the dimension for DIT use based on MCA (mean) | 0.000 | |
| Predicted score from the dimension for DIT use based on MCA (SD) | 1.001 | |
| 1. Smartphone | 84.6 | 965 |
| 2. Tablet PC | 54.5 | 841 |
| 3. Laptop or PC | 85.7 | 982 |
| 4. Electronic identification | 78.4 | 937 |
| 5. Frequency of Internet use | 1067 | |
| Never use | 6.8 | |
| Less than once a week | 2.6 | |
| At least once a week | 3.4 | |
| (Almost) Every day | 29.8 | |
| Several times a day | 57.4 | |
| Reasons for internet use | ||
| 6. Messages or calls | 87.2 | 981 |
| 7. Banking | 87.0 | 1010 |
| 8. Reading news | 90.7 | 1033 |
| 9. Social media | 63.1 | 1000 |
| 10. Accessing health and social care | 57.6 | 975 |
| 11. Accessing other public services | 58.7 | 963 |
| 12. Viewing personal health data | 37.2 | 948 |
| 13. Looking for health information | 66.3 | 980 |
| 14. Accessing healthcare services and consultations from abroad | 11.6 | 933 |
| 15. Contact with peer support groups | 19.1 | 943 |
| 16. Comparing healthcare services (quality and prices) | 24.9 | 943 |
| 17. Other | 67.3 | 906 |
| Destination-country social integration | ||
| Predicted score from the dimension for social integration in Finland based on MCA (mean) | 0.000 | 906 |
| Predicted score from the dimension for social integration in Finland based on MCA (SD) | 1.001 | |
| 1. Finnish citizenship | 49.0 | 1071 |
| 2. Received education in Finland | 37.4 | 1069 |
| 3. The length of residence in Finland | 1052 | |
| < 5 years | 25.5 | |
| 5–9 years | 21.4 | |
| 10–14 years | 21.0 | |
| 15 + years | 32.1 | |
| 4. Following Finnish media | 998 | |
| Daily | 45.4 | |
| Weekly | 26.8 | |
| Monthly | 9.3 | |
| Less often than monthly or never | 18.4 | |
| 5. Command of Finnish or Swedish language | 1019 | |
| Never use | 11.5 | |
| Basic | 50.7 | |
| Medium | 13.9 | |
| High | 23.9 | |
| Discrimination | ||
| Experience of discrimination in Finnish healthcare services | 16.7 | 1043 |
| Control variables | ||
| Woman | 43.1 | 1082 |
| Age: 65 years or older | 39.7 | 1082 |
| Tertiary education | 50.6 | 1082 |
| Married or cohabiting | 73.6 | 1082 |
| In paid work | 39.4 | 1082 |
| High monthly household income: more than €2499 | 19.7 | 1082 |
| Financial hardship | 34.5 | 1064 |
| Chronic illness | 82.8 | 1082 |
| Accessed healthcare services in Finland during the last 12 months | 84.6 | 1082 |
| Visited country of origin during the last 12 months | 79.1 | 1075 |