Table 3 Demographic characteristics, skills and active choice behaviour of respondents
Characteristics | Patients (N = 51) | Insurants Panel (N = 363) | Group 1 (N = 96) | Group 2 (N = 115) | Group 3 (N = 100) | Group 4 (N = 103) | Total (N = 413) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (N, %) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 18- 24 years | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 25-34 years | 1 (2.0) | 13 (3.6) | 1 (1.0) | 4( 3.5) | 6 (6.0) | 3(2.9) | 14 (3.4) |
 35-44 years | 2 (4.0) | 19 (5.2) | 4(4.2) | 8(7.0) | 0 | 9(8.8) | 21 (5.1) |
 45- 54 years | 9 (18.0) | 40 (11.0) | 15(15.6) | 13(11.3) | 11( 11.0) | 10(9.8) | 49 (11.9) |
 55-64 years | 19(38.0) | 124 (34.2) | 25 (26.0) | 38(33.0) | 40(40.0) | 40(39.2) | 143 (34.6) |
 65-74 years | 14(28.0) | 136 (37.5) | 44(45.8) | 41(35.7) | 33 (33.0) | 32(31.4) | 150 (36.3) |
 75 + | 5(10.0) | 31 (8.5) | 7(7.3) | 11(9.6) | 10(10.0) | 8(7.8) | 36 (8.7) |
Gender (N, %) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Male | 17(34.0) | 234 (64.5) | 64 (66.7) | 66( 57.4) | 61(61.0) | 60(58.8) | 251 (60.8) |
 Female | 33(66.0) | 129 (35.5) | 32 (33.3) | 49(42.6) | 39 (39.0) | 42(41.2) | 162 (39.2) |
Highest level of education (N, %) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 No education | 0 | 1 (0.3) | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.0) | 0 | 1 (0.2) |
 Primary school | 1(2.0) | 2 (0.6) | 1(1.0) | 1(0.9) | 1(1.0) | 0 | 3 (0.7) |
 Lower/preparatory vocational qualification | 0 | 45 (12.4) | 10(10.4) | 12(10.4) | 12 (12.0) | 11(10.9) | 45 (10.9) |
 Lower second/vocational level qualification | 9(18.4) | 70 (19.3) | 16(16.7) | 25(21.7) | 20(20.0) | 18 (17.8) | 79 (19.2) |
 Intermediate second level general qual. | 7(14.3) | 50(13.8) | 13(13.5) | 14(12.2) | 19(19.0) | 11(10.9) | 57 (13.8) |
 Intermediate vocational education | 5(10.2) | 38(10.5) | 11(11.5) | 14(12.2) | 6 (6.0) | 12(11.9) | 43 (10.5) |
 Advanced second level education | 17(34.7) | 127(35.0) | 36(37.5) | 41(35.7) | 31(31.0) | 36(35.6) | 144 (35.0) |
 Academic /higher vocational education | 10(20.4) | 30(8.3) | 9(9.4) | 8 (7.0) | 10 (10.0) | 13 (12.9) | 40 (9.7) |
Literacy (0-5) (Mean; SD) | 4.9(0.3) | 4.7(0.7) | 4.8(0.7) | 4.8 (0.7) | 4.7(0.8) | 4.9(0.6) | 4.8 (0.7) |
Numeracy (0-2) (Mean; SD) | 1.6(0.6) | 1.5(0.7) | 1.4 (0.7) | 1.5(0.7) | 1.5 (0.7) | 1.5 (0.6) | 1.5 (0.7) |
Active choice behaviour (6-24) (Mean; SD) | 18.5(3.1) | 17.1(2.8) | 17.5 (2.6) | 17.2 (2.8) | 17.5(2.9) | 16.8(3.2) | 17.2 (2.9) |