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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of research variables for single-person households, by age group

From: Assessing the determinants of healthcare expenditures in single-person households

Variables

20–29

M (SD)

30–64

M (SD)

65+

M (SD)

Total

M (SD)

Health insurance*** (NIS)

31.0 (43.8)

134.5 (162.3)

183.5 (184.1)

142.6 (169.9)

Dental treatment*** (NIS)

68.2 (206.9)

125.0 (392.7)

152.6 (420.3)

130.3 (389.5)

Health services (NIS)

65.4 (206.4)

134.5 (593.3)

124.5 (466.7)

121.7 (505.5)

Other health-related expenditures *** (NIS)

92.9 (140.3)

188.1 (366.1)

295.9 (376.2)

229.8 (360.5)

Total income*** (NIS)

5773.2 (6168.8)

10,461.5 (9250.9)

7682.8 (19,261.9)

8629.4 (14,445.3)

Health self-assessment***

3.7 (.1)

3.1 (.4)

2.2 (.2)

2.7 (.6)

Age

24.8 (2.9)

47.5 (11.1)

76.6 (6.8)

57.4 (20.4)

Socioeconomic level***

 1-low

3.8%

2.6%

2.9%

2.9%

 2

14.6%

13.2%

16.5%

14.9%

 3

24.7%

28.1%

32.5%

29.6%

 4

56.0%

55.7%

47.0%

51.9%

 5-high

0.9%

0.3%

1.0%

0.7%

Gender**

 Male

52.7%

54.4%

21.6%

39.7%

 Female

47.3%

45.6%

78.4%

60.3%

 N

285

996

955

2236

 N (weighted)

99,581

332,412

342,902

774,895

  1. ***P < 0.001; **P < 0.01