Table 1 Demographic characteristics of consulters vs. non-consulters
From: Characteristics of the elderly who do not visit primary care physicians
N | % (n) from Non-consulters | % (n) from consulters | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 14,519 | 39 (644) | 45 (13,875) | <0.001 |
Female | 18,004 | 61 (1019) | 55 (16,985) | ||
Age group | 65–70 | 11,603 | 28 (472) | 36 (11,131) | <0.001 |
71–75 | 8,301 | 18 (297) | 26 (8,004) | ||
76–80 | 5,664 | 16 (257) | 17 (5,407) | ||
81–85 | 4,027 | 15 (247) | 12 (3,780) | ||
86–90 | 2,237 | 15 (250) | 7 (1,987) | ||
91–100 | 691 | 8 (140) | 2 (551) | ||
Marital Status | Married | 23,420 | 49 (821) | 73 (22,599) | <0.001 |
Bachelor | 3,340 | 18 (294) | 10 (3,046) | ||
Widowed | 2,658 | 16 (263) | 8 (2,395) | ||
Divorced | 2,124 | 10 (161) | 6 (1,963) | ||
Unknown | 981 | 7 (124) | 3 (857) | ||
Socioeconomic status | Low | 6,232 | 25 (408) | 19 (5,824) | <0.001 |
Medium | 9,169 | 33 (553) | 28 (8,616) | ||
High | 15,714 | 38 (628) | 49 (15,086) | ||
Unknown | 1,408 | 4 (74) | 4 (1,334) |