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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of residents of Dubai, United Arab Emirates who sought medical treatment overseas during 2009–2012

From: Motivational factors for choosing treatment destinations among the patients treated overseas from the United Arab Emirates: results from the knowledge, attitudes and perceptions survey 2012

Variable

Total Sample

N (%)

Federal Republic of Germany N (%)

Other Destinations N (%)

P -value

Gender

   

1.00

 Male

168 (50)

76 (50)

92 (50)

 

 Female

168 (50)

76 (50)

92 (50)

 

Age (years) a

40.09 ± 22.66

38.90 ± 22.91

41.08 ± 22.46

0.38

Marital Statusb

   

0.56

 Married

177 (66)

75 (64)

102 (68)

 

 Not Married

91 (34)

42 (36)

49 (32)

 

Employment Statusb

   

0.85

 Not working

178 (66)

77 (66)

101 (67)

 

 Working

90 (34)

40 (34)

50 (33)

 

Educational Levelb

   

0.89

 Illiterate or Can’t Read & Write

73 (27)

32 (27)

41 (27)

 

 Up to High School

132 (49)

56 (48)

76 (50)

 

 College & Above

63 (24)

29 (25)

34 (23)

 

Household Incomec

   

0.045

 Low Income

203 (60)

81 (53)

122 (66)

 

 Middle Income

70 (21)

39 (26)

31 (17)

 

 Higher Income

63 (19)

32 (21)

31 (17)

 

Answering the Survey

   

0.21

 Self-reported

125 (37)

51 (34)

74 (40)

 

 Family member reported

211 (63)

101 (66)

110 (60)

 

Family Member Reported

   

0.92

 Escorted

189 (92)

92 (92)

97 (92)

 

 Not Escorted

16 (8)

8 (8)

8 (8)

 
  1. a mean ± standard deviation
  2. b Only among those who are 15 years and older
  3. c1 AED = 0.272294 USD / 1 USD = 3.67250 AED [low income (≤29,000 AED = ≤7,986.53 USD), middle income (≥30,000 - ≤99,999 AED = ≥8,168.82 - ≤27,229.14 USD), high income (≥100,000 AED = ≥ 27,229.41 USD)] currency rate in 2018