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Table 2 Descriptives of yearly care seeking for all workers

From: The importance of job characteristics in determining medical care-seeking in the Dutch working population, a longitudinal survey study

  

Men

Women

Total

Care seeking

%

mean

sd

N

%

mean

sd

N

%

mean

sd

N

sig

General practitioner

             

 - % with contact

61.7

  

1393

76.7

  

912

67.7

  

2305

***

 - average yearly frequency1

 

3.0

3.8

860

 

3.4

4.2

700

 

3.2

4

1561

*

Physical therapist

             

 - % with contact

20.7

  

1393

28

  

912

23.6

  

2305

***

 - average yearly frequency1

 

14.0

19.8

288

 

18.3

20.3

256

 

16

20.2

544

*

Medical specialist

             

 -% with contact

24.6

  

1393

35.3

  

912

28.9

  

2305

***

 - average yearly frequency1

 

4.2

8.4

343

 

3.7

4.7

322

 

4

6.9

665

 

Mental health professional

             

 - % with contact

8.0

  

1393

12.6

  

912

9.8

  

2305

***

 - average yearly frequency1

 

7.9

13.2

112

 

10.1

13.9

115

 

9

13.6

226

 
  1. 1 = Frequencies were calculated for workers with contact only. This is why the number of observations is lower (N). Sig = significant difference between men and women; * = p < 0.05; *** = p < 0.001.