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Table 4 Attitudes towards the dual health insurance system (fully/somewhat agree) according to socio-demographic characteristics, health insurance and political party preference (part 2)

From: Attitudes towards the dual health insurance system and inequalities in health care in Germany – results of a population survey

 

Abolish coexistence of statutory/private health insurance

Different remuneration for same medical treatment acceptable

Attribute (n)*

%

P**

%

P**

Gender

 

<0.001

 

0.002

 Female (1,124)

87.6

 

13.9

 

 Male (1,077)

81.8

 

19.0

 

Age

 

0.027

 

<0.001

 18-40 years (721)

84.2

 

11.8

 

 41-59 years (743)

87.6

 

12.6

 

 60 years + (737)

82.4

 

24.6

 

History of migration

 

0.822

 

0.146

 No (1,670)

84.7

 

17.0

 

 Yes, 1st generation (159)

86.2

 

15.9

 

 Yes, 2nd generation (335)

84.0

 

12.6

 

Education

 

<0.001

 

0.026

 Low (657)

88.3

 

19.7

 

 Middle (655)

86.2

 

15.2

 

 High (825)

80.8

 

14.7

 

Region

 

0.028

 

0.089

 Eastern Germany (331)

89.0

 

13.1

 

 Western Germany (1,870)

84.0

 

17.0

 

Health insurance

 

<0.001

 

<0.001

 Statutory (1,921)

88.2

 

14.8

 

 Private (272)

60.5

 

27.6

 

Political party preference

 

<0.001

 

<0.001

 CDU (394)

75.6

 

24.4

 

 SPD (331)

87.6

 

19.9

 

 Green Party (416)

88.5

 

10.4

 

 FDP (100)

63.8

 

16.5

 

 AfD (138)

84.5

 

19.7

 

 The Left Party (106)

93.0

 

14.9

 

 Others (59)

90.7

 

15.8

 

 None (519)

86.8

 

12.4

 
  1. * Number of cases vary due to missing values, ** significance of Chi2-Test