Table 1

Characteristics of the respondents and non-receivers and the estimated difference between respondents and non-respondents

Respondents
(n=30 402)
Non-receivers
(n=1701154)
Difference % respondents versus % estimation non-respondents
Satisfied
(n=22 203)
Intermediate (n=5002)Dissatisfied
(n=3197)
Sex
 Female12 103 (54.5%)2824 (56.5%)1723 (53.9%)901 247 (53.0%)2.5%
 Male9738 (43.9%)2064 (41.3%)1372 (42.9%)742 677 (43.7%)−0.3%
 Missing362 (1.6%)114 (2.3%)102 (3.2%)57 230 (3.4%)−1.9%
Age (years)
 0–44169 (18.8%)947 (18.9%)509 (15.9%)278 601 (16.4%)2.8%
 5–174116 (18.5%)865 (17.3%)440 (13.8%)230 482 (13.6%)5.6%
 18–395350 (24.1%)1510 (30.2%)1182 (37.0%)518 393 (30.5%)−5.2%
 40–594689 (21.1%)997 (19.9%)669 (20.9%)294 642 (17.3%)5.5%
 60–792942 (13.3%)475 (9.5%)241 (7.5%)208 682 (12.3%)−0.3%
 ≥80575 (2.6%)94 (1.9%)54 (1.7%)113 127 (6.7%)−5.5%
Missing 362 (1.6%)114 (2.3%)102 (3.2%)57 227 (3.4%)4.0%
Reason for encounter
 Somatic illness10 533 (47.4%)2374 (47.5%)1599 (50.0%)773 868 (45.5%)3.0%
 Somatic injury5977 (26.9%)1043 (20.9%)412 (12.9%)324 253 (19.1%)7.0%
 Psychiatric illness92 (0.4%)25 (0.5%)12 (0.4%)10 842 (0.6%)−0.3%
Other * 5601 (25.2%)1560 (31.2%)1174 (36.7%)592 191 (34.8%)−9.5%
Triage response
 Face-to-face consultation12 527 (56.4%)2546 (50.9%)1121 (35.1%)772 583 (45.4%)10.3%
 Telephone consultation7437 (33.5%)1996 (39.9%)1644 (51.4%)706 467 (41.5%)−6.5%
 Ambulance1027 (4.6%)97 (1.9%)36 (1.1%)54 071 (3.2%)0.8%
Other* 1212 (5.5%)363 (7.3%)396 (12.4%)168 033 (9.9%)−4.4%
Time of the call
 Daytime weekday3353 (15.1%)682 (13.6%)480 (15.0%)216 978 (12.8%)2.8%
 Daytime OOH3606 (16.2%)928 (18.6%)541 (16.9%)409 131 (24.1%)−9.5%
 Evening/night OOH15 244 (68.7%)3392 (67.8%)2176 (68.1%)1 075 045 (63.2%)7.0%
Waiting time
 0–3 min11 989 (54.0%)2175 (43.5%)1397 (43.7%)860 874 (50.6%)0.9%
 3–6 min3904 (17.6%)772 (15.4%)558 (17.5%)286 752 (16.9%)0.5%
 6–10 min3057 (13.8%)742 (14.8%)445 (13.9%)235 531 (13.9%)0.2%
 10–20 min2649 (11.9%)933 (18.7%)556 (17.4%)240 072 (14.1%)−0.6%
 ≥20 min604 (2.7%)380 (7.6%)241 (7.5%)77 914 (4.6%)−0.7%
Consultation time
 0–3 min7919 (35.7%)1896 (37.9%)1268 (39.7%)641 846 (37.7%)−1.6%
 3–6 min10 134 (45.6%)2234 (44.7%)1334 (41.7%)740 206 (43.5%)2.1%
 6–10 min3505 (15.6%)742 (14.8%)517 (16.2%)264 892 (15.6%)0.2%
 ≥10 min645 (2.9%)130 (2.6%)78 (2.4%)54 210 (3.2%)−0.5%
First call-taker
 Nurse17 654 (79.5%)3838 (76.7%)2406 (75.3%)1 265 043 (74.4%)5.7%
 Physician3942 (17.8%)1042 (20.8%)699 (21.9%)388 509 (22.8%)−5.3%
 Priority physician125 (0.6%)32 (0.6%)35 (1.1%)20 527 (1.2%)−0.7%
 1120 (0.0%)0 (0%)0 (0.0%)12 (0.0%)0.0%
 Missing482 (2.2%)90 (1.8%)57 (1.8%)27 063 (1.6%)0.6%
Call forwarded to a physician†
 Yes2073 (11.7%)675 (17.6%)489 (20.3%)184 250 (14.6%)0.4%
 No15 581 (88.3%)3163 (82.4%)1917 (79.7%)1 080 743 (85.4%)−0.4%
  • *Includes missing values.

  • †Percentage based on the number of calls that were in first instance picked up by a nurse.

  • OOH, out-of-hours.