Table 4. Multiple regression analysis of the scores on the perceptions of medical uncertainty segregated by non-medical professionals’ occupations.
Q: question; coef.: regression coefficient; ref.: reference
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q5 | Q6 | ||||||||
| Coef. | P | Coef. | P | Coef. | P | Coef. | P | Coef. | P | Coef. | P | ||
| Age (years) (ref. = 40-59) | |||||||||||||
| 20-39 | 0.161 | 0.064 | 0.202 | 0.003 | 0.189 | 0.023 | 0.177 | 0.012 | 0.253 | 0.003 | 0.267 | 0.003 | |
| ≥ 60 | 0.100 | 0.287 | -0.090 | 0.198 | -0.120 | 0.190 | -0.094 | 0.214 | -0.040 | 0.633 | 0.169 | 0.082 | |
| Sex (ref. = female) | |||||||||||||
| Male | -0.290 | 0.001 | -0.080 | 0.203 | -0.090 | 0.276 | 0.007 | 0.921 | 0.036 | 0.671 | 0.176 | 0.044 | |
| Education level (ref. = university/graduate school) | |||||||||||||
| Vocational school/junior college | 0.037 | 0.681 | -0.010 | 0.874 | 0.073 | 0.395 | -0.044 | 0.544 | 0.012 | 0.896 | -0.010 | 0.922 | |
| Junior high school/high school | 0.316 | 0.001 | 0.104 | 0.159 | 0.023 | 0.796 | 0.084 | 0.273 | -0.070 | 0.439 | 0.178 | 0.068 | |
| Marital status (ref. = married) | |||||||||||||
| Unmarried | -0.040 | 0.697 | 0.025 | 0.771 | 0.099 | 0.351 | 0.068 | 0.450 | 0.058 | 0.600 | -0.020 | 0.083 | |
| Having children (ref. = having children) | |||||||||||||
| Without children | -0.150 | 0.153 | -0.100 | 0.207 | -0.260 | 0.010 | -0.119 | 0.158 | -0.300 | 0.004 | 0.056 | 0.605 | |
| Population size in the living area (ref. = capital) | |||||||||||||
| City | -0.030 | 0.739 | 0.021 | 0.783 | 0.092 | 0.302 | 0.008 | 0.917 | 0.120 | 0.194 | 0.008 | 0.934 | |
| Middle city | 0.013 | 0.899 | 0.067 | 0.744 | 0.153 | 0.127 | 0.026 | 0.761 | 0.178 | 0.087 | -0.030 | 0.759 | |
| Town | 0.140 | 0.156 | 0.053 | 0.490 | 0.054 | 0.565 | 0.048 | 0.547 | 0.062 | 0.524 | -0.040 | 0.699 | |
| Small town | 0.571 | < .001 | 0.750 | < .001 | 0.220 | 0.154 | 0.943 | < .001 | 0.530 | 0.001 | 0.551 | 0.001 | |
| Medical care user (ref. = no) | |||||||||||||
| Yes | -0.180 | 0.016 | -0.240 | < .001 | -0.140 | 0.062 | -0.294 | < .001 | -0.190 | 0.010 | -0.310 | < .001 | |
| Occupations (ref. = nurses) | |||||||||||||
| Office workers | 1.190 | < .001 | 0.608 | < .001 | 0.378 | < .001 | 0.465 | < .001 | 0.725 | < .001 | 0.301 | 0.008 | |
| Self-employed | 0.666 | 0.001 | 0.161 | 0.320 | 0.165 | 0.403 | 0.198 | 0.237 | 0.204 | 0.320 | 0.287 | 0.180 | |
| Housewives and students | 1.308 | < .001 | 0.657 | < .001 | 0.327 | 0.008 | 0.349 | 0.001 | 0.656 | < .001 | 0.399 | 0.003 | |
| Unemployed | 1.215 | < .001 | 0.827 | < .001 | 0.348 | 0.009 | 0.531 | < .001 | 0.624 | < .001 | 0.442 | 0.002 | |
| Others | 1.308 | < .001 | 0.783 | < .001 | 0.192 | 0.112 | 0.402 | < .001 | 0.597 | < .001 | 0.551 | < .001 | |