Table 2 Comparison of total PCAT scores among patients with different household incomes and sources of payments for healthcare
From: Patients’ socioeconomic status and their evaluations of primary care in Hong Kong
Total PCAT score | 4 Primary care subdomains | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Range of values | Mean (SE) | pvalue | First contact utilization domain: mean (SE) | pvalue | Ongoing care domain: mean (SE) | pvalue | Co-ordination information systems mean (SE) | pvalue | Comprehensiveness provided domain: mean (SE) | pvalue |
Self-reported household income | |||||||||||
<HK$ 15000 (<USD 1934) | 8.63-28.2 | 18.77 (3.12) | 0.0009 | 3.04 (0.78) | 0.38 | 2.69 (0.63) | <0.001 | 2.74 (0.54) | 0.0004 | 1.99 (0.66) | 0.035 |
HK$ 15,000- 39999 (USD 1934- 5158) | 8.25-29.73 | 19.25 (3.23) | 3.08 (0.81) | 2.92 (0.65) | 2.79 (0.54) | 2.07 (0.64) | |||||
≥HK$ 40000 (≥USD 5159) | 9.17-30 | 19.73 (3.75) | 3.13 (0.87) | 3.03 (0.61) | 2.91 (0.51) | 2.13 (0.64) | |||||
Sources of health payments in the past 12 months a | |||||||||||
Out of pocket only | 7.2-30 | 18.98 (3.37) | 0.0004 | 3.02 (0.85) | 0.053 | 2.88 (0.65) | <0.001 | 2.74 (0.55) | 0.29 | 2.04 (0.68) | 0.29 |
Medical waiver only | 8.5-26.73 | 18.52 (4.33) | 3.16 (1.02) | 2.3 (0.71) | 2.76 (0.65) | 1.98 (0.9) | |||||
Private insurance only | 10.23-27.15 | 20.12 (3.53) | 3.19 (0.88) | 3.03 (0.72) | 2.8 (0.49) | 1.98 (0.78) | |||||
Multiple sources | 10-29.9 | 18.91 (3.29) | 3.02 (0.76) | 2.86 (0.64) | 2.79 (0.55) | 2.09 (0.62) | |||||