Table 4.
Factors associated with the utilization of specialist health care: Results of bivariate analyses (n = 1055)
| n | % of study population with utilization of specialist health care services in the past twelve months (95%-CI) | p-valuea | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 628 | 59.53 (56.94–62.51) | ||
|
Sociodemographic factors |
Sex | 0.004 | ||
| Male | 282 | 55.08 (50.73–59.35) | ||
| Female | 346 | 63.72 (59.58–67.67) | ||
| Age | < 0.001 | |||
| 18 to 29 years | 144 | 52.05 (45.42–58.62) | ||
| 30 to 44 years | 160 | 53.33 (47.65–58.93) | ||
| 45 to 64 years | 206 | 62.05 (56.69–67.13) | ||
| ≥ 65 years | 148 | 72.55 (65.70–78.25) | ||
| Socioeconomic position | 0.68 | |||
| Low | 291 | 60.62 (56.17–64.91) | ||
| Middle | 259 | 59.27 (54.58–63.79) | ||
| High | 78 | 56.52 (48.11–65.58) | ||
| Health-related factor | Self-rated health | < 0.001 | ||
| Very good/good | 397 | 52.93 (49.35–56.94) | ||
| Moderate/poor very poor | 231 | 75.74 (70.60–80.23) | ||
| Migration-sensitive factors | Duration of residence in Germany | 0.001 | ||
| Since birth | 76 | 53.52 (45.26–61.60) | ||
| < 2 years | 73 | 52.52 (44.18–60.71) | ||
| 2 years to 10 years | 188 | 55.96 (50.58–61.19) | ||
| > 10 years | 291 | 66.44 (61.87–70.72) | ||
| Residence status | 0.08 | |||
| German nationality | 161 | 59.19 (53.23–64.89) | ||
| Permanent residence status | 257 | 63.46 (58.64–68.02) | ||
| Temporary residence status | 210 | 55.56 (50.49–60.50) | ||
| German language proficiency | 0.62 | |||
| Mother tongue/very good/good | 330 | 58.82 (54.69–62.84) | ||
| Moderate/poor/very poor | 298 | 60.32 (55.93–64.56) |
a Conducted by Pearson’s chi-squared tests. Boldface indicates p < 0.05. Abbreviations: CI confidence interval