Table 7.

Adjusted Odds Ratio Estimates (OR) and 95% Confidence Intervals (CI) for Use of Social Networks and Health Care Providers by Demographics

Variable	Community functions OR (95% CI)	Religious gatherings OR (95% CI)	Friends OR (95% CI)	Doctors and nurses OR (95% CI)
Vancouver	0.8 (0.6, 1.04)	0.8 (0.6, 1.1)	1.7 (1.2, 2.3)	0.6 (0.5, 0.9)
Male gender	0.8 (0.6, 1.1)	0.9 (0.6, 1.2)	0.3 (0.3, 0.5)	0.4 (0.3, 0.6)
Age 45 – 64 years	1.1 (0.8, 1.6)	1.1 (0.7, 1.6)	1.1 (0.8, 1.5)	0.6 (0.5, 0.9)
Married	1.5 (0.9, 2.6)	1.2 (0.7, 2.1)	1.9 (1.2, 2.9)	1.3 (0.8, 2.1)
≥ 12 years education	1.6 (1.1, 2.3)	2.1 (1.3, 3.1)	1.8 (1.3, 2.6)	2.1 (1.5, 3.0)
≥ 20 years in North America	1.4 (0.95, 1.9)	1.1 (0.8, 1.6)	0.8 (0.6, 1.2)	1.2 (0.9, 1.7)
Speaks English fluently or well	1.1 (0.7, 1.5)	1.1 (0.8, 1.7)	1.4 (0.9, 2.1)	1.4 (0.9, 2.0)

Bold if p<0.05

Reference groups - Seattle, female gender, age 20 – 44 years, not married, <12 years education, <20 years in North America, does not speak English well or at all