Table 5.
Regression results of health care utilization among Hong Kong adult residents.
| Total number of doctor visits | Percent of visits to western medicine doc in the public sector | Having usual source of care | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coefficient (95% Confidence Interval) | Coefficient (95% Confidence Interval) | Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval) | ||
| Mainland Migrants (reference = Hong Kong Native) | −0.21 *** (−0.27, −0.15) | 0.54 *** (0.42, 0.66) | 0.78 *** (0.69, 0.90) | |
| Age (reference = age 18–29) | ||||
| 30–39 | 0.31 *** (0.26, 0.36) | 0.12 (-0.03, 0.27) | 1.37 *** (1.22, 1.54) | |
| 40–49 | 0.33 *** (0.28, 0.39) | 0.53 *** (0.40, 0.67) | 1.57 *** (1.39, 1.77) | |
| 50–59 | 0.41 *** (0.36, 0.47) | 1.05 *** (0.92, 1.19) | 1.36 *** (1.20, 1.54) | |
| 60+ | 0.72 *** (0.67, 0.78) | 1.36 *** (1.22, 1.49) | 1.55 *** (1.36, 1.76) | |
| Female (reference = male) | 0.26 *** (0.23, 0.29) | −0.20 *** (−0.27, −0.13) | 1.21 *** (1.13, 1.30) | |
| Born in Guangdong province (ref = other birthplaces in Mainland or Hong Kong natives) | 0.10 ** (0.04, 0.16) | −0.11 (−0.24, 0.01) | 0.95 (0.83, 1.10) | |
| Recent arrivals (reference = Hong Kong natives or other migrants staying in Hong Kong for 4 years or longer) | −0.42 *** (−0.56, −0.28) | 0.12 (−0.23, 0.48) | 0.46 *** (0.30, 0.71) | |
| Currently married (reference = not married) | 0.03 (0, 0.06) | −0.12 ** (−0.19, −0.04) | 1.16 *** (1.07, 1.26) | |
| High school graduates (reference = Education below secondary) | 0.10 *** (0.06, 0.14) | −0.32 *** (−0.42, −0.22) | 1.52 *** (1.40, 1.65) | |
| Categorical monthly household income | 0.01 *** (0.01, 0.02) | −0.11 *** (−0.12, −0.09) | 1.11 *** (1.09, 1.12) | |
| Currently employed (reference = unemployed) | 0.03 (0, 0.07) | −0.58 *** (−0.67, −0.50) | 1.02 (0.94, 1.11) | |
| Current smoker (reference = non-smoker) | −0.14 *** (−0.18, −0.10) | −0.12 * (−0.22, -0.12) | 0.87 ** (0.78, 0.96) | |
| Self-reported poor health (reference = good or excellent health) | 0.55 ***(0.52, 0.59) | 0.60 *** (0.53, 0.67) | 1.82 *** (1.70, 1.96) | |
| Total number of visits to western medical doctors | -- | 0.003 (−0.001, 0.008) | -- | |
Source: 2009 Thematic Household Survey, HK CS&D; Note: -- indicates excluded variables; * Significant at p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001. N = 23,040; Total number of doctor visits were estimated using negative binomial regression, percent of visits to western medicine doc in the public sector were estimated using generalized linear model, and having usual source of care were estimated using logit model.