Private finance of services covered by the National Health Insurance package of benefits in Israel

Table 4 The population percentage spending on any private finance by selected characteristics (%)

Income quintiles	1	2	3	4	5	p
Total care	10	12	14	15	23	0.000
Hospitalization	10	15	14	16	25	0.000
Primary care	8	9	10	11	16	0.000
Secondary care	12	15	16	15	22	0.101
Paramedical care	15	24	30	34	45	0.000
Number of chronic conditions	0	1+	p
Total care	13	14	0.248
Hospitalization	17	14	0.099
Primary care	9	11	0.073
Secondary care	16	16	0.890
Paramedical care	30	32	0.664
Yrs. of schooling	0–8	9–12	13+	p
Total care	10	15	16	0.000
Hospitalization	9	17	17	0.003
Primary care	8	10	11	0.078
Secondary care	16	16	17	0.192
Paramedical care	20	23	38	0.004
Age	0–24	25–64	65–75	75+	p
Total care	15	15	13	13	0.098
Hospitalization	15	17	13	13	0.305
Primary care	9	11	9	11	0.327
Secondary care	22	15	15	14	0.029
Paramedical care	43	26	26	23	0.002
Gender	Men	Women	p
Total care	15	16	0.000
Hospitalization	15	15	0.896
Primary care	9	11	0.047
Secondary care	18	15	0.091
Paramedical care	31	30	0.740

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