Table 3.
Relative risks (RR) indicating associations between overall support for a national EHR system and sociodemographic, health, and health care use characteristics. Multinomial logistic regression model comparing those that would support the development of EHRs overall (base=Yes), compared with those who are undecided and those who would not support EHRs; P values and 95% CI adjusted for clustering by sampling site (N=2857).
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Overall views on the development of a national EHR systema (base: In favor) | ||||||||
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| Respondent characteristics | Adjusted RR | 95% CI | P value | Adjusted RR | 95% CI | P value | |||
| Age (base: 25-34) | |||||||||
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18-24 | 1.59 | (1.13, 2.24) | .008 | 1.56 | (0.83, 2.92) | .17 | ||
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35-44 | 1.02 | (0.79, 1.31) | .90 | 1.66 | (1.17, 2.34) | .004 | ||
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45-54 | 1.19 | (0.94, 1.51) | .14 | 2.29 | (1.39, 3.77) | <.001 | ||
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55-64 | 1.49 | (1.09, 2.03) | .01 | 2.60 | (1.70, 3.98) | <.001 | ||
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65-74 | 0.84 | (0.58, 1.23) | .37 | 2.53 | (1.51, 4.22) | <.001 | ||
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75+ | 0.97 | (0.65, 1.46) | .89 | 2.86 | (1.83, 4.47) | <.001 | ||
| Sex (base: female) | |||||||||
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Male | 0.68 | (0.59, 0.79) | <.001 | 0.88 | (0.67, 1.15) | .36 | ||
| Ethnicity (base: White British) | |||||||||
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White non-British | 1.14 | (0.93, 1.40) | .22 | 1.00 | (0.75, 1.32) | .98 | ||
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Black British | 1.96 | (1.34, 2.86) | <.001 | 3.72 | (2.33, 5.94) | <.001 | ||
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Asian British | 1.43 | (1.03, 1.99) | .03 | 1.37 | (0.88, 2.14) | .17 | ||
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Mixed | 1.40 | (0.97, 2.04) | .08 | 1.07 | (0.55, 2.09) | .85 | ||
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Other | 1.23 | (0.80, 1.90) | .35 | 1.18 | (0.79 ,1.78) | .42 | ||
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None | 1.58 | (1.03, 2.44) | .04 | 1.25 | (0.60, 2.57) | .55 | ||
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GCSE | 1.96 | (1.40, 2.75) | <.001 | 1.27 | (0.75, 2.16) | .38 | ||
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A-Level | 1.51 | (1.08,2.10) | .02 | 1.00 | (0.56, 1.77) | 1.00 | ||
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Vocational | 1.51 | (1.20, 1.90) | <.001 | 0.85 | (0.47, 1.55) | .59 | ||
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Degree | 1.29 | (1.05, 1.59) | .02 | 0.93 | (0.76, 1.14) | .48 | ||
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Outpatient clinic | 1.21 | (1.08, 1.36) | <.001 | 1.13 | (0.86, 1.48) | .38 | ||
| Number of health care visits in the past 6 months (base: 0-2 visits) | |||||||||
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3-5 visits | 0.93 | (0.76, 1.15) | .51 | 0.80 | (0.60, 1.05) | .11 | ||
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6-9 visits | 0.86 | (0.67, 1.09) | .21 | 0.67 | (0.40, 1.12) | .13 | ||
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10 plus visits | 0.69 | (0.60, 0.79) | <.001 | 1.21 | (0.71, 2.06) | .49 | ||
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At least 1 condition | 1.21 | (0.92, 1.58) | .17 | 1.35 | (0.93, 1.95) | .11 | ||
aThe questionnaire asked: Overall, are you in favor of the development of a national electronic health records system? (“Yes”; “No”; “Undecided”).