Proportion of children that had visited a health professional or dentist, or been hospitalised, Catalan Health Interview Survey, 1994
| Visit to a health professional (past 2 weeks) | Hospitalisation (past year) | Visit to a dentist (past year) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | n |
| < 1 y | 228 | |||
| Social class I–II | 40.6 (27.9–53.2) | 9.8 (2.1–17.4) | — | 58 |
| Social class III | 28.4 (14.2–42.6) | 9.2 (0.1–18.2) | — | 42 |
| Social class IV–V | 43.1 (34.4–51.7) | 12.0 (6.3–17.6) | — | 128 |
| 1–4 y | 388 | |||
| Social class I–II | 33.2 (23.7–42.6) | 8.2 (2.6–13.7) | 4.7 (0.0–8.9) | 98 |
| Social class III | 19.7 (10.4–28.9) | 9.8 (2.8–16.7) | 8.8 (2.2–15.3) | 79 |
| Social class IV–V | 30.6 (24.3–36.8) | 13.1 (8.5–17.6) | 4.6 (1.7–7.4) | 211 |
| 5–9 y | 764 | |||
| Social class I–II | 18.7 (12.8–24.5) | 5.5 (2.0–8.9) | 42.5 (35.0–50.0) | 175 |
| Social class III | 13.5 (7.6–19.3) | 5.6 (1.6–9.5) | 33.8 (25.6–41.9) | 153 |
| Social class IV–V | 13.5 (7.6–19.3) | 5.6 (1.6–9.5) | 33.8 (25.6–41.9) | 436 |
| 10–14 y | 972 | |||
| Social class I–II | 18.4 (13.4–23.4) | 3.6 (1.1–6.0) | 49.0 (42.5–55.5) | 199 |
| Social class III | 23.4 (16.9–29.8) | 2.4 (0.0–4.7) | 44.6 (37.0–52.1) | 189 |
| Social class IV–V | 18.5 (15.5–21.5) | 3.6 (0.0–6.4) | 30.6 (26.9–34.2) | 584 |
| All ages | ||||
| Social class I–II1-150 | 22.7 (19.2–26.2) | 5.4 (3.5–7.4) | 35.2 (31.5–38.9) | 530 |
| Social class III1-150 | 19.7 (15.8–23.6) | 5.3 (3.1–7.8) | 31.3 (27.0–35.6) | 464 |
| Social class IV–V1-150 | 21.6 (19.4–23.8) | 5.9 (5.0–6.8) | 21.4 (19.4–23.0) | 1358 |
| Total1-150 | 21.6 (19.8–23.3) | 6.0 (5.1–6.9) | 26.1 (24.3–27.9) | 2352 |
↵1-150 Social class stratification and totals are age standardised in the case of the visit to a health professional, and age and sex standardised in the case of hospitalisation and visit to a dentist. Missing cases: 81 cases in social class and three cases in the visit in the past 15 days.