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. 2011 Jan 2;26(6):453–463. doi: 10.1093/heapol/czq082

Table 3.

Determinants of being unable to access medication, both genders, 2004 (RLMS) logistic regression (able to access: males, n = 483; females, n = 1073)

Unable to afford – male (n = 54)
Unable to afford – female (n = 129)
Other reason – male (n = 27)
Other reason – female (n = 43)
Age adjusted Multivariatea Age adjusted Multivariatea Age adjusted Multivariatea Age adjusted Multivariatea
Age
18–39 years 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
40–59 years 3.19 (0.90–11.28) 3.86 (0.92–16.15) 0.94 (0.41–2.14) 1.01 (0.41–2.50) 1.14 (0.20–6.53) 1.31 (0.22–7.91) 0.62 (0.13–2.97) 0.60 (0.10–3.57)
60+ years 6.84 (0.76–61.34) 6.87 (0.60–78.88) 1.00 (0.26–3.81) 1.01 (0.24–4.20) 2.27 (0.10–53.73) 2.49 (0.09–69.09) 1.49 (0.12–18.40) 0.79 (0.04–14.32)
Education
Higher 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Complete secondary 2.14 (0.98–4.67) 1.80 (0.79–4.12) 1.46 (0.90–2.37) 1.26 (0.75–2.10) 1.01 (0.38–2.71) 1.10 (0.40–3.03) 1.60 (0.65–3.93) 2.12 (0.78–5.76)
Incomplete secondary or less 2.05 (1.00–4.22) 1.76 (0.80–3.84) 1.43 (0.93–2.20) 1.41 (0.88–2.27) 0.84 (0.31–2.27) 0.90 (0.31–2.63) 3.23 (1.52–6.90) 3.40 (1.31–8.80)
No. hh consumer goods (0–5, per good)b 0.67 (0.54–0.83) 0.65 (0.50–0.85) 0.85 (0.74–0.98) 0.82 (0.69–0.98) 1.34 (0.96–1.88) 1.31 (0.89–1.94) 0.79 (0.64–0.99) 0.91 (0.68–1.21)
Alcohol consumption
1–3 times a month 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1–3 times a week 1.30 (0.59–2.87) 0.92 (0.39–2.14) 0.73 (0.31–1.71) 0.75 (0.31–1.79) 3.01 (0.79–11.45) 3.25 (0.84–12.59) 1.36 (0.49–3.73) 1.48 (0.50–4.37)
≥4 times a week 0.47 (0.06–3.79) 0.34 (0.04–2.89) 0.79 (0.10–6.30) 0.96 (0.12–7.98) 7.30 (1.51–35.25) 7.96 (1.57–40.30)
None 0.91 (0.45–1.86) 0.62 (0.29–1.35) 1.09 (0.70–1.70) 1.02 (0.64–1.63) 1.67 (0.45–6.13) 1.55 (0.40–5.95) 1.06 (0.52–2.16) 0.80 (0.35–1.83)
Current smoking (vs not) 2.04 (1.09–3.80) 1.45 (0.75–2.82) 1.52 (0.85–2.70) 1.33 (0.71–2.49) 1.30 (0.58–2.91) 1.55 (0.63–3.80) 1.90 (0.89–4.06) 1.76 (0.72–4.30)
Marital status
Married 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Single 1.02 (0.35–2.91) 0.78 (0.26–2.34) 0.92 (0.46–1.87) 0.76 (0.35–1.63) 0.76 (0.23–2.54) 0.92 (0.26–3.28) 2.10 (0.76–5.80) 1.89 (0.53–6.68)
Divorced 1.45 (0.47–4.49) 0.80 (0.24–2.70) 1.83 (0.97–3.47) 1.66 (0.85–3.27) 1.96 (0.51–7.46) 2.75 (0.63–11.97)
Widowed 0.28 (0.03–2.24) 0.26 (0.03–2.12) 1.35 (0.81–2.28) 1.19 (0.69–2.06) 3.23 (0.58–18.13) 4.17 (0.70–24.88) 2.96 (1.02–8.56) 2.70 (0.76–9.62)
Cohabiting 1.88 (0.82–4.28) 1.30 (0.53–3.20) 1.38 (0.67–2.83) 1.26 (0.58–2.72) 0.68 (0.15–3.15) 0.71 (0.15–3.38) 3.00 (1.06–8.49) 3.48 (1.03–11.70)
Area type
Urban 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Rural 1.34 (0.70–2.58) 0.91 (0.45–1.83) 0.93 (0.60–1.45) 0.83 (0.53–1.32) 0.97 (0.38–2.48) 1.20 (0.44–3.27) 0.67 (0.29–1.55) 0.60 (0.25–1.45)
Adult equiv. hh income quintile (low–high)c 0.69 (0.55–0.87) 0.71 (0.55–0.90) 0.74 (0.64–0.87) 0.76 (0.65–0.89) 1.20 (0.90–1.59) 1.18 (0.88–1.59) 0.92 (0.72–1.17) 1.04 (0.80–1.34)
Chronic disease
None 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Chronic heart/lung disease 1.48 (0.64–3.42) 1.63 (0.66–4.02) 2.61 (1.25–5.46) 3.33 (1.49–7.47) 0.32 (0.10–1.02) 0.34 (0.11–1.09) 1.38 (0.51–3.74) 1.42 (0.47–4.27)
Other chronic disease 1.35 (0.60–3.03) 1.33 (0.57–3.14) 2.41 (1.19–4.89) 2.89 (1.32–6.31) 0.53 (0.22–1.31) 0.60 (0.24–1.50) 1.56 (0.67–3.64) 1.45 (0.57–3.69)
Accommodation
Owned 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Rented 4.39 (1.69–11.43) 4.20 (1.44–12.27) 1.57 (0.68–3.60) 1.66 (0.71–3.89) 0.88 (0.20–3.81) 1.28 (0.28–5.83)
Dormitory 1.75 (0.37–8.16) 1.51 (0.32–7.27) 2.27 (0.83–6.20) 2.12 (0.76–5.88) 0.88 (0.11–7.00) 0.84 (0.10–6.94) 1.58 (0.35–7.08) 1.45 (0.31–6.65)
Lives alone 0.62 (0.14–2.70) 0.55 (0.09–3.27) 1.33 (0.84–2.11) 1.19 (0.71–1.99) 1.56 (0.34–7.04) 2.26 (0.33–15.72) 1.58 (0.61–4.07) 1.11 (0.40–3.08)
Self (vs Dr) treated minor illness 0.90 (0.42–1.93) 1.03 (0.47–2.27) 0.98 (0.60–1.60) 1.07 (0.65–1.75) 2.18 (0.85–5.54) 2.27 (0.88–5.89) 0.88 (0.38–2.02) 0.99 (0.41–2.37)
No compulsory medical insurance 0.92 (0.21–4.09) 0.94 (0.20–4.38) 1.54 (0.44–5.33) 0.62 (0.08–4.73) 1.41 (0.31–6.39) 1.67 (0.35–7.99) 5.29 (1.69–16.52) 5.69 (1.44–22.46)
Area of residence
Metropolitan (Moscow, St Petersburg) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Central, Central Black Earth 1.49 (0.34–6.45) 1.81 (0.33–9.91) 0.77 (0.39–1.52) 0.87 (0.43–1.77) 0.56 (0.13–2.43) 0.57 (0.12–2.59) 0.49 (0.16–1.49) 0.44 (0.12–1.59)
North, North West 3.93 (0.82–18.83) 5.72 (0.96–33.99) 0.79 (0.31–2.06) 0.87 (0.30–2.52) 1.36 (0.30–6.13) 1.25 (0.26–5.96) 0.99 (0.29–3.36) 1.35 (0.35–5.18)
Volga Vaytski, Volga Basin 2.64 (0.69–10.14) 3.31 (0.68–16.11) 0.90 (0.46–1.76) 1.01 (0.50–2.04) 0.65 (0.17–2.53) 0.65 (0.16–2.60) 0.60 (0.21–1.73) 0.65 (0.20–2.08)
North Caucasian 8.65 (2.42–30.95) 12.06 (2.55–57.06) 2.21 (1.18–4.14) 2.78 (1.34–5.75) 0.79 (0.18–3.44) 0.77 (0.16–3.64) 0.66 (0.20–2.21) 0.75 (0.19–3.04)
Ural 2.18 (0.52–9.10) 2.47 (0.45–13.44) 1.40 (0.74–2.66) 1.39 (0.70–2.78) 1.11 (0.32–3.83) 1.13 (0.32–4.05) 0.23 (0.05–1.07) 0.24 (0.05–1.21)
Western Siberian 3.02 (0.69–13.29) 3.91 (0.70–21.81) 0.77 (0.36–1.67) 0.93 (0.41–2.09) 0.36 (0.04–3.22) 0.31 (0.03–2.90) 0.71 (0.23–2.19) 0.65 (0.17–2.41)
Eastern Siberian and Far Eastern 3.24 (0.68–15.34) 3.57 (0.60–21.26) 0.59 (0.24–1.44) 0.67 (0.26–1.70) 0.86 (0.16–4.70) 0.91 (0.15–5.41) 1.22 (0.45–3.29) 1.00 (0.30–3.35)
Employment status
Employed 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Student – school or higher education 0.44 (0.11–1.75) 0.39 (0.08–1.97) 0.25 (0.07–0.89) 0.17 (0.04–0.68) 0.57 (0.14–2.27) 0.32 (0.07–1.61) 3.05 (0.95–9.82) 1.81 (0.37–8.77)
Retired, not working 1.24 (0.44–3.52) 1.13 (0.38–3.38) 2.07 (0.75–5.76) 2.11 (0.74–6.04) 0.97 (0.27–3.51) 0.96 (0.25–3.71)
Disabled, not working 1.26 (0.49–3.23) 0.94 (0.33–2.67) 2.26 (1.14–4.48) 2.32 (1.11–4.83) 0.23 (0.04–1.31) 0.14 (0.02–0.97) 0.84 (0.25–2.89) 0.34 (0.08–1.47)
Maternity/childcare leave 1.21 (0.50–2.91) 0.94 (0.34–2.63) 2.50 (0.81–7.72) 1.50 (0.37–6.14)
Unemployed 2.18 (0.85–5.63) 2.10 (0.76–5.76) 0.78 (0.23–2.68) 0.81 (0.23–2.82) 0.39 (0.05–3.02) 0.31 (0.04–2.62)

aMultivariate model: education, no household consumer goods, urban/rural area, age.

bHousehold consumer goods: colour TV, VCR, car, washing machine, dacha.

cAdult equivalent household income = household income/square root of number of occupants.