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. 2012 Sep 7;12:101. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-12-101

Table 5.

Hierarchical regression models with regression coefficients (Beta) predicting the outcome measures [N = 349]

 
 Comprehension of information
 Ease of hospital choice
 Usefulness of information
  Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 1 Model 2 Model 3
Predictors
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Male (female = reference)
 -.01
 .04
 .03
 -.02
 .02
 .03
 .01
 .04
 .05
Age
 -.32**
 -.28**
 -.29**
 -.16*
 -.15*
 -.15*
 -.11
 -.13*
 -.12*
Education level
 .29**
 .18**
 .18**
 .16*
 .09
 .09
 .10*
 .06
 .06
Literacy
  
 .22**
 .22**
  
 .15*
 .15*
  
 .07
 .08
Numeracy
  
 .13*
 .14*
  
 .07
 .08
  
 .09
 .09
Active choice behaviour
  
 .04
 .05
  
 .13
 .13
  
 .24**
 .23**
Amount of information
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 3 aspects (reference)
  
  
 -
  
  
 -
  
  
 -
 7 aspects
  
  
 -.12*
  
  
 .11
  
  
 .16*
 11 aspects
  
  
 -.08
  
  
 -.05
  
  
 .10
 15 aspects
  
  
 -.04
  
  
 .01
  
  
 .04
R2
 0.19**
 0.26**
 0.27**
 0.05**
 0.09**
 0.11**
 0.02
 0.09**
 0.11**
Change in R2   0.07** 0.01   0.04* 0.02*   0.07** 0.02

* p < 0.05 ** p < 0.001.

For the outcome measure ‘correct hospital choice’ no regression models were estimated, due to the skew distribution of this outcome measure.