Striking variations in consultation rates with general practice reveal family influence

BMC Primary Care

Table 2 Characteristics of the study population

	Lowering-effect families		Average families		Raising-effect families
Individual level	Parents (n = 2508)	Siblings (n = 3316)	Parents (n = 66863)	Siblings (n = 71114)	Parents (n = 8356)	Siblings (n = 8769)
Mean age (sd; range)	40.5 (6.9; 21–65)	10.5 (5.2; 2–21)	40.4 (7.0; 21–65)	10.5 (5.3; 2–21)	39.4 (7.1; 21–65)	10.3 (5.5; 2–21)
Mean frequency of contact (max)	0.1 (3)	0.1(3)	1.2(9)	0.9(10)	3.5(33)	2.8(17)
% individuals with zero contacts in registration year	88.2	91.4	40.2	48.3	8.2	10.7
% respondents reporting moderate to bad health status¹	9.1	2.7	12.7	3.8	21.4	6.7
	Lowering-effect families		Average families		Raising-effect families
Family level	n = 1247 families (2.9%)		n = 36 641 families (86.4%)		n = 4509 families (10.6%)
Mean number of years listed in current practice	12.8		13.5		13.2
% one parent families	7.9*		20.9		19.1
Mean number of siblings	3*		2		2
% privately insured	58.4*		46.7		34
% one/both parents non-western cultural background	8.7*		9.7		16.1
% families mothers high educational level	28*		22.5		13
% families mother paid employment	32*		43.4		37.1
% families mothers working in health care sector	12.7*		10.1		7.3
% families fathers working in health care sector	5.9*		2.2		1.2

¹ respondents > = 12 yrs
* differences between lowering-effect and raising-effect families are significant at p < 0.05

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