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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population by having no General Practitioner (DEGS1)

From: Prevalence and predictors of having no general practitioner - analysis of the German health interview and examination survey for adults (DEGS1)

 

Study population

%a with no GP

p valueb

n (%a)

(95% CI)

 

Total

7755 (100)

9.5 (8.4–10.7)

 

Gender

< 0.001

 Male

3682 (49.7)

11.4 (10.0–13.0)

 

 Female

4073 (50.3)

7.6 (6.4–9.0)

 

Age groups (years)

< 0.001

 18–29

1063 (19.1)

17.9 (14.8–21.4)

 

 30–44

1693 (25.4)

11.8 (9.9–14.1)

 

 45–64

3051 (36.5)

6.6 (5.5–8.0)

 

 65–79

1948 (19.0)

3.3 (2.4–4.6)

 

Residential area (inhabitants)

< 0.001

 Big-city (100,000+)

2179 (31.0)

14.6 (12.3–17.3)

 

 Medium-sized town (20,000- < 100,000)

2244 (29.5)

8.0 (6.6–9.7)

 

 Small-town (5000 - < 20,000)

1904 (23.3)

7.3 (5.7–9.2)

 

 Rural (<  5000)

1428 (16.2)

5.5 (4.2–7.1)

 

Marital status

< 0.001

 Single

1670 (26.5)

15.9 (13.5–18.6)

 

 Divorced/widowed

957 (11.2)

6.2 (4.4–8.6)

 

 Married

5051 (62.3)

7.4 (6.3–8.6)

 

Socioeconomic status

< 0.001

 Low

1167 (18.9)

10.1 (7.9–12.7)

 

 Medium

4654 (60.6)

7.9 (6.7–9.2)

 

 High

1903 (20.4)

13.8 (11.4–16.5)

 

Long working hours (≥50 h/week)

< 0.001

 Long working hours

592 (8.3)

13.7 (10.8–17.3)

 

 Non-working/65+ years

3196 (36.9)

6.9 (5.7–8.4)

 

 No long working hours

3839 (54.9)

10.6 (9.1–12.3)

 

General state of health

< 0.001

 Very good/good

5723 (75.2)

10.9 (9.6–12.4)

 

 Average/poor/very poor

2005 (24.8)

5.1 (3.8–6.7)

 

Chronic diseases

< 0.001

 Any chronic disease

2504 (30.4)

3.7 (2.8–5.0)

 

 No chronic disease

4875 (69.6)

11.9 (10.4–13.6)

 

Health insurance

< 0.001

 Private

527 (6.7)

19.6 (15.5–24.5)

 

 Othersc

468 (5.4)

16.0 (11.9–21.2)

 

 Statutory

6749 (87.9)

8.3 (7.2–9.6)

 
  1. a Weighted results to match the German population structure on 31th December 2010
  2. b P values: Comparison between adults having a GP and having no GP
  3. c “Others” include no insurance at all, direct payer, a foreign health insurance or any other kind of reimbursement
  4. Unweighted n may not add up to total n due to missing responses