Sociodemographic composition of the population in the PCS catchment areas, and out-of-hours PCS use in number of contacts/1000 inhabitants per year
| Year | Sample | Dutch population | |||
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2016 | |
| Area composition | |||||
| Number of inhabitants | 6 549 261 | 6 570 960 | 6 599 953 | 6 631 441 | 16 977 556 |
| % | % | % | % | % | |
| Female | 50.2 | 50.1 | 50.1 | 50.1 | 50.4 |
| Age group 0–4 years | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.2 |
| 5–17 years | 15.6 | 15.5 | 15.3 | 15.2 | 15.0 |
| 18–44 years | 33.2 | 32.8 | 32.3 | 32.0 | 33.5 |
| 45–64 years | 29.1 | 29.2 | 29.4 | 29.5 | 28.2 |
| 65–74 years | 9.9 | 10.3 | 10.6 | 10.9 | 10.5 |
| 75–84 years | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.6 |
| 85+ years | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| Urbanisation rural | 38.4 | 38.5 | 37.9 | 37.7 | 50.2 |
| Low | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.8 |
| Moderate | 13.6 | 13.9 | 12.7 | 13.0 | 11.3 |
| High | 17.2 | 16.9 | 18.7 | 18.8 | 14.8 |
| Very high | 15.3 | 15.6 | 16.3 | 16.4 | 10.0 |
| Neighbourhood SES very low | 24.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 24.6 | 25.0 |
| Low | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 25.0 |
| High | 23.4 | 23.4 | 23.4 | 23.3 | 25.0 |
| Very high | 31.6 | 31.6 | 31.6 | 31.5 | 25.0 |
| PCS use/1000 inhabitants | n | n | n | n | n |
| Contacts total | 219.1 | 215.8 | 221.7 | 232.9 | – |
| Urgency high | 115.7 | 116.3 | 125.2 | 136.4 | – |
| Low | 103.3 | 99.5 | 96.4 | 96.5 | – |
| Time night | 26.2 | 26.5 | 27.6 | 29.5 | – |
| Evening/weekend/holiday | 192.8 | 189.4 | 194.1 | 203.3 | – |
| Type of contact home visit | 23.5 | 22.6 | 22.7 | 22.9 | – |
| Consultation | 106.5 | 107.5 | 111.1 | 116.6 | – |
| Telephone consultation | 89.0 | 85.7 | 87.8 | 93.4 | – |
PCS, primary care service; SES, socioeconomic status.