Table 2 Characteristics of the study population

Sex

1,577

99.9

   Male

827

52.4

   Female

750

47.6

Age (years)

1,575

99.8

   18-24

344

21.8

   25-44

525

33.3

   45-64

357

22.7

   65-74

124

7.9

   ≥ 75

225

14.3

Employment status

1,432

90.7

   Employed

754

52.7

   Retired

475

33.2

   Unemployed

203

14.2

Health insurance status

1,515

96.0

   Uninsured

13

0.9

   Primary health insurance with supplementary coverage

1,303

86.0

   Primary health insurance without supplementary coverage

199

13.1

CMUC* among patients having supplementary coverage (n = 1,303)

1,286

98.7

   Yes

134

10.4

   No

1,152

89.6

Having a primary care physician

1,573

99.7

   Yes

1,461

92.9

   No

112

7.1

Suffering from chronic disease

1,572

99.6

   Yes

577

36.7

   No

995

63.3