Table 2.
Multinomial logit coefficients of older people’s LTC needs
| Family care vs. HCBC | Institutional care vs. HCBC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| p | OR | p | OR | |
| Predisposing characteristics | ||||
| Age | ||||
| 70 or above | 0.724 | 1.075 | 0.763 | 0.908 |
| (60–69) | ||||
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 0.121 | 0.761 | 0.995 | 1.002 |
| (Male) | ||||
| Educational level | ||||
| Primary school or below | 0.142 | 1.504 | 0.153 | 0.492 |
| Junior high school or senior high school | 0.075 | 1.438 | 0.962 | 0.985 |
| (College or above) | ||||
| Marital status | ||||
| Currently not married | 0.765 | 1.074 | 0.016 | 2.362 |
| (Currently married) | ||||
| Region | ||||
| BJ | 0.009 | 0.474 | 0.626 | 1.241 |
| GZ | 0.000 | 0.265 | 0.001 | 0.138 |
| HB | 0.005 | 0.382 | 0.919 | 0.949 |
| (XA) | ||||
| Enabling factors | ||||
| Income | 0.458 | 0.974 | 0.479 | 0.952 |
| Number of children | 0.011 | 1.268 | 0.628 | 1.077 |
| Contact frequency with children | ||||
| Infrequently | 0.405 | 0.681 | 0.115 | 2.453 |
| Sometimes | 0.262 | 1.384 | 0.058 | 2.180 |
| (Frequently) | ||||
| Need factors | ||||
| IADL | 0.366 | 1.055 | 0.380 | 0.922 |
| Number of diseases | 0.154 | 0.883 | 0.784 | 1.038 |
| Psychosocial factors | ||||
| Intergenerational relationships | 0.682 | 1.046 | 0.019 | 0.676 |
| Unmet care service needs | 0.009 | 0.936 | 0.027 | 0.912 |
| Self-image | 0.021 | 1.027 | 0.026 | 1.044 |