Table 5. Effect of Plan Choice on Satisfaction, Results From Logistic Regression Model (Odds Ratios).
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| Medicaid | Private | Medicaid | Private | Medicaid | Private | Medicaid | Private | |
| Choice | ***2.09 | ***1.77 | **1.54 | NS | *1.35 | ***1.72 | ***0.43 | NS |
| Managed Care | **0.38 | NS | ***0.39 | NS | NS | ***1.36 | ***2.80 | *1.60 |
| Time in Plan | NS | *0.76 | NS | NS | *1.34 | NS | NS | NS |
| Age Under 30 Years | NS | NS | **0.44 | ***0.58 | NS | NS | NS | NS |
| Age 30-44 Years | *0.69 | **0.78 | **0.52 | ***0.64 | NS | **0.81 | *1.73 | ***2.12 |
| Female | *1.36 | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | **1.67 |
| High School Not Completed | NS | **0.64 | NS | NS | **0.63 | *0.75 | NS | NS |
| High School Completed | NS | **0.79 | NS | NS | NS | *0.84 | **0.53 | NS |
| Sicker | *0.16 | ***0.61 | *0.70 | ***0.59 | NS | ***0.59 | NS | ***2.94 |
| Chronic Condition in Family | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS |
*
p < 0.10.
**
p < 0.05.
***
p < 0.01.
NOTE: Odds ratios are not given where coefficient is not statistically significant (NS).
SOURCE: Project HOPE estimates based on the Kaiser/Commonwealth Five-State Low-Income Survey, 1995-96.