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. 2015 Jun 29;65(636):e478–e488. doi: 10.3399/bjgp15X685705

Table 2.

Summary of WTP estimates (£) for ‘action you take’ for sex, age, and income

Diarrhoea Dizziness Chest pain
Sex Self-care
Male 29.00 −9.78 −68.83
Female 34.76 n/s −75.53

NHS 24/NHS Direct
Male n/s n/s n/s
Female −10.02 n/s n/s

Nurse
Male n/s 16.11 40.90
Female n/s 19.17 42.89

Pharmacist
Male n/s n/s −22.79
Female 17.73 n/s n/s

Complementary practitioner
Male −32.78 −35.02 −42.92
Female −32.21 −34.61 −47.34

GP
Male n/s 24.80 81.63
Female −8.01 20.18 82.14

Log likelihood 25.054 (df = 13), P<0.01 n/s n/s

Age group, years Self–care
18–24 n/s n/s −56.15
25–34 30.13 n/s −72.28
35–44 35.82 n/s −59.04
45–54 32.89 n/s −71.26
55–60 33.77 −11.87 −95.58

NHS 24/NHS Direct
18–24 n/s n/s n/s
25–34 n/s n/s n/s
35–44 n/s n/s n/s
45–54 n/s n/s n/s
55–60 n/s n/s n/s

Nurse
18–24 n/s n/s 66.44
25–34 n/s n/s 42.31
35–44 n/s 15.03 42.50
45–54 n/s 21.96 42.09
55–60 n/s 18.12 40.14

Pharmacist
18–24 n/s n/s −63.55
25–34 n/s n/s n/s
35–44 17.85 n/s −26.21
45–54 15.75 n/s n/s
55–60 10.99 n/s n/s

Complementary practitioner
18–24 n/s n/s n/s
25–34 −33.17 −47.77 −53.90
35–44 −29.34 −31.80 −40.17
45–54 −35.98 −35.44 −47.84
55–60 −32.91 −36.75 −57.73

GP
18–24 n/s n/s 64.21
25–34 n/s 19.93 70.64
35–44 n/s n/s 67.67
45–54 n/s 21.39 75.87
55–60 n/s 35.58 114.28

Log likelihood 26.811 (df = 13) P<0.01 39.918 (df = 13) P<0.01 51.591 (df = 13) P<0.01

Annual household income, £ Self-care
<15 000 18.98 −28.46 −88.51
15 000–29 999 28.41 n/s −69.86
30 000–49 999 30.77 n/s −71.76
≥50 000 40.50 n/s −67.33

NHS 24/NHS Direct
<15 000 n/s n/s n/s
15 000–29 999 n/s n/s n/s
30 000–49 999 n/s n/s n/s
≥50 000 n/s n/s n/s

Nurse
<15 000 n/s 28.99 56.29
15 000–29 999 n/s 24.52 40.85
30 000–49 999 n/s 14.56 32.80
≥50 000 n/s 15.37 43.79

Pharmacist
<15 000 n/s n/s n/s
15 000–29 999 12.50 n/s n/s
30 000–49 999 14.63 n/s n/s
>50 000 13.92 n/s n/s

Complementary practitioner
<15 000 −24.31 −28.95 n/s
15 000–29 999 −24.29 −31.40 −51.06
30 000–49 999 −34.88 −39.05 −43.63
≥50 000 −39.31 −36.73 −57.16

GP
<15 000 n/s 35.31 77.50
15 000–29 999 −11.81 16.39 82.25
30 000–49 999 n/s 22.24 85.44
≥50 000 n/s 18.96 79.38

Log likelihood 872.66 (df = 13) P<0.01 851.29 (df = 13) P<0.01 790.60 (df = 13) P<0.01

df = degrees of freedom. n/s = not significant. WTP = willingness to pay.