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Table 1 Background variables for the survey-time groups (n = 10,717)

From: The association between survey timing and patient-reported experiences with hospitals: results of a national postal survey

 

Percentage of al respondents

Time between discharge and posting the questionnaire

  

≤ 1 week

(n= 1,977)

1-2 weeks

(n= 4,810)

 

2-3 weeks

(n= 3,290)

> 3 weeks

(n= 640)

Gender (%)

      

Male

46.7

44.6

46.7

 

47.1

51.6

Female

53.3

55.4

53.3

 

52.9

48.4

p a

   

*

  

Age, mean (years)

60.9

60.9

60.9

 

60.9

60.3

p a

   

ns

  

Education (%)

      

Primary school and lower

secondary school

34.0

34.1

34.4

 

33.5

33.2

Upper secondary school

38.9

38.8

38.2

 

39.8

40.7

University/college for < 4 years

18.3

19.1

18.2

 

18.2

17.8

University/college for ≥ 4 years

8.7

8.0

9.2

 

8.6

8.3

p a

   

ns

  

Self-perceived health (%)

      

Excellent

5.3

4.9

5.2

 

5.7

5.2

Very good

16.2

15.6

16.8

 

16.1

13.8

Good

33.5

33.0

34.5

 

33.3

28.6

Fairly good

31.3

31.8

30.1

 

31.8

35.6

Poor

13.8

14.8

13.4

 

13.1

16.7

p a

   

*

  

Admission type (%)

      

Emergency

50.5

50.5

51.0

 

49.5

51.6

Routine

49.5

49.5

49.0

 

50.5

48.4

p a

   

ns

  

Number of admissions in the previous 2 years (%)

      

1

46.9

44.7

48.5

 

46.5

42.6

2

25.4

26.2

24.8

 

25.7

26.8

3-5

21.2

22.3

21.0

 

20.4

24.2

6-10

4.5

4.6

4.1

 

5.0

4.4

> 10

2.0

2.2

1.6

 

2.4

2.0

p a

   

*

  
  1. aChi-square tests, except for age (one-way ANOVA). *p < 0.05; ns, not significant