Service quality of private hospitals: The Iranian Patients' perspective

Table 1 Socio-demographic data of the sample (N = 983)

Variables		N	%
Gender	Male	450	45.8
	Female	533	54.2
Age	≤ 30	178	18.1
	31-40	169	17.2
	41-50	228	23.2
	51-60	145	14.8
	≥ 61	263	26.8
Education level	Illiterate	64	6.5
	Primary and secondary school	441	44.9
	Academic Degree	478	48.6
Residence	Urban	949	96.5
	Rural	34	3.5
Hospital ward	Internal	249	25.3
	Surgery	320	32.6
	Obstetrics and Gynecology	168	17.1
	Other	246	25.0
Health condition	Excellent	74	7.5
	Good	538	54.7
	Average	331	33.7
	Bad	40	4.1

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