Table 1.

Descriptives for respondents with chronic conditions (n = 970).

	Frequency	%
Gender
Male	430	44.3
Female	540	55.7
Age
45–49	79	8.1
50–66	440	45.4
67–79	340	35.1
80+	111	11.5
Education
Primary school	183	19.3
High school	372	39.3
University, <4 years	235	24.8
University, 4 years or more	156	16.5
Number of chronic conditionsa
1	454	46.8
2	311	32.1
3+	205	21.1
Type of chronic conditiona
Musculoskeletal, arthritis, other back and joints	473	48.8
High blood pressure	361	37.2
Other	319	32.9
Heart condition, incl. myocardial infarction	151	15.6
Asthma, COPD, other breathing	149	15.4
Depression, anxiety, other mental	125	12.9
Diabetes	121	12.5
Cancer	75	7.7
Had stroke	44	4.5
Addiction	9	0.9
Self-perceived health
Very poor	20	2.1
Rather poor	79	8.2
Both poor and good	335	34.6
Rather good	462	47.7
Very good	73	7.5
Number of GP contacts last 12 months
1	100	10.4
2–5	607	63.2
6–12	209	21.7
13+	45	4.7

^aPatients could tick all relevant chronic conditions.