Table 4.

Respondents who believed they needed a personal physician

Variables*	Adjusted results
	N	%	OR	(95% CI)	p-value
Gender					0.017
Male	928	72	1
Female	360	28	1.23	1.04–1.45
Age					<0.001
20–29	183	14	1
30–39	339	26	0.78	0.60–1.00
40–49	291	23	0.94	0.66–1.35
50–59	261	20	1.38	0.85–2.27
60–69	157	12	1.89	0.99–3.60
70+	55	4	1.81	0.80–4.12
Medical degree					<0.001
HK	807	63	1
Mainland China/Taiwan	102	8	1.04	0.77–1.40
North America	35	3	3.67	2.04–6.60
Australia	129	10	2.34	1.78–3.06
Europe	143	11	1.92	1.49–2.48
Others	67	5	2.27	1.50–3.43
Practice setting					0.018
Solo	465	38	1
Group, community	265	22	1.18	0.92–1.52
Group, hospital	480	40	0.84	0.62–1.15
HKCFP member					<0.001
Yes	366	28	1
No	916	71	0.54	0.44–0.66

* Type of practice and specialty were not statistically significant