Table 2 Independent and dependent variables used in the analysis

Sex

1 = male, 2 = female

Age

years

Place of birth

1 = Slovenia, 2 = another country

Mother’s place of birth

1 = Slovenia, 2 = another country

Language proficiency

1 = fluent/native speaker, 2 = sufficiently, 3 = moderately, 4 = poorly, 5 = not at all

Educational attainment level

1 = primary or less, 2 = upper secondary, 3 = post-secondary or higher

Unemployed

1 = yes, 0 = no

Student

1 = yes, 0 = no

Retired

1 = yes, 0 = no

Household income

1 = below average, 2 = average, 3 = above average

Household with other adults¹

1 = yes, 0 = no

Household with children²

1 = yes, 0 = no

Health status

1 = very good, 2 = good, 3 = fair, 4 = poor

Longstanding condition

1 = yes, 0 = no

Number of visits/consultations³

1 = one, 2 = two, 3 = three to five, 4 = six or more

Communicational access

0 to 6 (0 = bad access, 6 = good access)

Cultural access

0 to 4 (0 = bad access, 4 = good access)

Financial access

0 to 2 (0 = bad access, 2 = good access)

Geographical access

0 to 2 (0 = bad access, 2 = good access)

Organizational access

0 to 4 (0 = bad access, 4 = good access)