Table 1 Country of birth economic characteristics of individuals 40 to 64 living in Malmo, Sweden 2003 Country economies according to World Bank classification. Values in parentheses are percentages.
| Â | Entire population | Â | Country economy | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Â | High income | Â | Middle income | Â | Low income | Â |
Women | Total | Sought health care | Total | Sought health care | Total | Sought health care | Total | Sought health care |
Number of countries | 141 | 135 | 32 | 32 | 27 | 25 | 82 | 77 |
Number of individuals | 39 747 | 32 249 | 29 795 | 24 272 | 5 643 | 4 588 | 4 300 | 3 386 |
Disability pension | 6 453 (16) | 5 846 (18) | 4 380 (15) | 3 996 (16) | 1 538 (27) | 1 368 (30) | 535 (12) | 483 (14) |
Median age | 51 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 50 | 50 | 47 | 48 |
Living alone | 19 337 (49) | 15 601 (48) | 15 229 (51) | 12 279 (51) | 2 627 (47) | 2 155 (47) | 1 477 (34) | 1 165 (34) |
Low education achievement | 9 266 (23) | 7 643 (24) | 6 254 (21) | 5 190 (21) | 1 751 (31) | 1 438 (31) | 1 261 (29) | 1 015 (30) |
Utilisation of health care | 32 249 (81) | 32 249 (100) | 24 272 (81) | 24 272 (100) | 4 588 (81) | 4 588 (100) | 3 386 (78) | 3 386 (100) |
Public general practitioner | Â | 15 233 (47) | Â | 10 677 (44) | Â | 2 414 (53) | Â | 2 139 (63) |
Public specialist | Â | 14 170 (44) | Â | 10 397 (43) | Â | 2 104 (46) | Â | 1 668 (49) |
Private general practitioner | Â | 10 453 (32) | Â | 8 157 (34) | Â | 1 306 (28) | Â | 990 (29) |
Private specialist | Â | 19 197 (60) | Â | 14 934 (62) | Â | 2 686 (59) | Â | 1 577 (47) |
Men | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Number of countries | 140 | 131 | 33 | 32 | Â | Â | 102 | 74 |
Number of individuals | 40 471 | 26 599 | 30 081 | 19 708 | 5 047 | 3344 | 5 322 | 3546 |
Disability pension | 4 618 (11) | 3 716 (14) | 3 120 (10) | 2 542 (13) | 956 (19) | 743 (22) | 542 (10) | 431 (12) |
Median age | 52 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 50 | 51 | 47 | 48 |
Alone | 19 280 (48) | 12 328 (46) | 15 510 (52) | 9 953 (51) | 2 054 (41) | 1 327 (40) | 1 698 (32) | 1 048 (30) |
Low education achievement | 9 147 (23) | 6 344 (24) | 6 925 (23) | 4 793 (24) | 1 201 (24) | 833 (25) | 1 021 (19) | 718 (20) |
Utilisation of health care | 26 599 (66) | 26 599 (100) | 19 708 (66) | 19 708 (100) | 3 344 (66) | 3 344 (100) | 3 546 (66) | 3 546 (100) |
Public general practitioner | Â | 11 761 (44) | Â | 7 978 (40) | Â | 1 664 (50) | Â | 2 118 (60) |
Public specialist | Â | 12 231 (46) | Â | 8 995 (46) | Â | 1 591 (48) | Â | 1 645 (46) |
Private general practitioner | Â | 9 025 (34) | Â | 7 136 (36) | Â | 963 (29) | Â | 926 (26) |
Private specialist | Â | 9 652 (36) | Â | 7 217 (37) | Â | 1 299 (39) | Â | 1 136 (32) |