Table 1 Characteristics of survey participants
From: New Zealand consumers’ perceptions of private insurance for pharmaceuticals
Frequency | Percent | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 172 | 39.7 |
Female | 261 | 60.3 | |
Age | 18-25 | 58 | 13.3 |
26-35 | 92 | 21.1 | |
36-45 | 91 | 20.8 | |
46-55 | 79 | 18.1 | |
56-65 | 53 | 12.1 | |
65+ | 64 | 14.6 | |
Ethnicity | Maori or Pacific Islander | 65 | 14.8 |
Asian | 40 | 9.1 | |
Indian | 40 | 9.1 | |
European | 295 | 67.0 | |
Occupation | Self Employed | 10 | 2.4 |
Unemployed | 13 | 3.1 | |
Professional | 162 | 38.1 | |
Technician / Trade worker | 40 | 9.4 | |
Retail and administration | 56 | 13.2 | |
Labourer | 20 | 4.7 | |
Community and personal service worker | 16 | 3.8 | |
Student | 45 | 10.6 | |
Retired | 47 | 11.1 | |
Housewife | 16 | 3.8 | |
Education | None | 5 | 1.1 |
Primary School | 8 | 1.8 | |
Secondary School | 149 | 33.9 | |
Tertiary Education | 184 | 41.8 | |
Post Graduate | 94 | 21.4 | |
Household income | Less than 10,000 | 32 | 7.8 |
10,000 - 30,000 | 57 | 13.9 | |
30,001 - 50,000 | 79 | 19.3 | |
50,001 - 70,000 | 71 | 17.3 | |
70,001 - 90,000 | 66 | 16.1 | |
90,000 + | 105 | 25.6 | |
Health in general | Poor | 13 | 2.9 |
Fair | 58 | 13.1 | |
Good | 242 | 54.8 | |
Excellent | 129 | 29.2 | |
Visits to Pharmacy | Once a week or more | 25 | 5.7 |
Once a month | 140 | 31.7 | |
Once every 3 months | 172 | 38.9 | |
Once every 6 months or more | 105 | 23.8 |