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Table 2 Use of telemedical devices in case of illness by rural vs. urban residency

From: Is telemonitoring an option against shortage of physicians in rural regions? attitude towards telemedical devices in the North Rhine-Westphalian health survey, Germany

males

age group

rural (≤ 500 inh./km2)

urban (> 500 inh./km2)

 

positive1

negative2

positive1

negative2

 

N

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

18-29

32

76.2

10

23.8

103

82.4

22

17.6

30-39

29

90.6

3

9.4

68

82.9

14

17.0

40-49

70

92.1

6

7.9

117

88.0

16

12.1

50-59

39

86.7

6

13.3

110

87.3

16

12.7

60-69

28

70.0

12

30.0

86

85.1

15

14.8

70 +

22

66.7

11

33.4

57

69.5

25

30.5

total

220

82.1

48

17.9

541

83.4

108

16.7

females

age group

rural (≤ 500 inh./km 2 )

urban (> 500 inh./km 2 )

 

positive 1

negative 2

positive 1

negative 2

 

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

18-29

26

89.7

3

10.3

85

90.4

9

9.5

30-39

31

72.1

12

27.9

91

80.5

22

19.5

40-49

51

82.3

11

17.8

136

82.9

28

17.1

50-59

36

78.3

10

21.8

99

79.8

25

20.1

60-69

24

72.7

9

27.3

64

72.7

24

27.3

70 +

18

62.1

11

37.9

53

53.5

46

46.4

total

186

76.9

56

23.1

528

77.4

154

22.6

  1. inh. = inhabitants
  2. 1 sum of answers: "yes" and "rather yes"
  3. 2 sum of answers: "rather no" and "no"