Table 6.
Results of Logistic Regression Analyses Alternative Health Care Consultations: All Consultations Age 18 or over, Ontario, 2005a
| Model 1 All Alt. Care Consultations (consultations = 1 no alt. care consultations = 0) | |
|---|---|
| Independent Variables | Odds ratios |
| Sex | |
| Male | Reference |
| Female | 2.03*** (1.90-2.18) |
| Age | |
| Age 20-34 | 2.33*** (1.99-2.73) |
| Age 35-49 | 2.60*** (2.25-3.01) |
| Age 50-64 | 1.89*** (1.63-2.20) |
| Age 65 and over | Reference |
| Marital status | |
| Single | Reference |
| Married/common Law | 1.03 (0.94-1.13) |
| Separated/divorced/widowed | 1.22** (1.06-1.40) |
| Education | |
| Less than high school | Reference |
| High school | 1.49*** (1.26-1.76) |
| College or trades | 2.38*** (2.05-2.76) |
| University | 3.48*** (2.99-4.06) |
| Household income | |
| Under $20,000 | Reference |
| $20,000 to $49,999 | 1.23** (1.04-1.46) |
| $50,000 to $79,999 | 1.82*** (1.53-2.15) |
| $80,000 and over | 2.30*** (1.95-2.72) |
| Chronic condition | |
| Yes | 1.90*** (1.74-2.07) |
| No | Reference |
| Self-perceived health | |
| Excellent/very good | Reference |
| Good | 0.06 (0.98-1.15) |
| Fair/poor | 1.27*** (1.13-1.43) |
| Self-perceived unmet health care needs | |
| Yes | 1.72*** (1.58-1.88) |
| No | Reference |
| Rural residence | |
| Urban | Reference |
| Rural | 1.06 (0.95-1.18) |
| Place of residence | |
| CMA/CA | Reference |
| Strongly Influenced | 1.07 (0.91-1.25) |
| Moderately Influenced | 1.05 (0.87-1.27) |
| Weakly/Not Influenced | 1.03 (0.82-1.29) |
| Constant | 0.006 |
| Observations | 32,598 |
| Pseudo R2 | 0.119 |
a Notes: The dependent variable is consulting an alternative health care provider. The model used for estimation is logistic regression. 95% confidence intervals in parentheses (*) significant at 10%, (**) significant at 5%, (***) significant at 1%. Reference categories are included in the table.