Table 3.
Multivariate odds ratios modelling the odds of home death.
| Variables | OR | LCL | UCL | p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age a | 80–89 vs. 65–79 | 1.57 | 1.28 | 1.94 | 0.00 |
| 90–99 vs. 65–79 | 2.30 | 1.87 | 2.82 | 0.00 | |
| 100+ vs. 65–79 | 2.63 | 2.12 | 3.25 | 0.00 | |
| Sex b | Male vs. female | 1.06 | 0.94 | 1.19 | 0.35 |
| Ethnicity b | Han vs. minority | 0.51 | 0.39 | 0.66 | 0.00 |
| Marital status a | Married vs. not married | 1.00 | 0.85 | 1.16 | 0.95 |
| Per capita household income c | Quartile 2 vs. quartile 1 | 0.89 | 0.76 | 1.03 | 0.10 |
| Quartile 3 vs. quartile 1 | 0.79 | 0.68 | 0.92 | 0.00 | |
| Quartile 4 vs. quartile 1 | 0.46 | 0.40 | 0.54 | 0.00 | |
| Education b | Secondary vs. primary/uneducated | 0.58 | 0.42 | 0.81 | 0.02 |
| Tertiary vs. primary/uneducated | 0.55 | 0.39 | 0.79 | 0.00 | |
| Missing vs. primary/uneducated | 0.91 | 0.72 | 1.15 | 0.44 | |
| Spousal education b | Secondary vs. primary/uneducated | 0.84 | 0.69 | 1.03 | 0.08 |
| Tertiary vs. primary/uneducated | 0.67 | 0.46 | 0.99 | 0.04 | |
| Missing vs. primary/uneducated | 1.08 | 0.82 | 1.41 | 0.58 | |
| Occupation b | Professional/technical/managerial personnel vs. farmer | 0.80 | 0.64 | 1.00 | 0.05 |
| Commercial/industrial worker vs. farmer | 0.83 | 0.71 | 0.96 | 0.01 | |
| Housekeeper vs. farmer | 0.67 | 0.57 | 0.79 | 0.00 | |
| Others vs. farmer | 0.65 | 0.54 | 0.79 | 0.00 | |
| Missing vs. farmer | 2.14 | 0.77 | 5.95 | 0.14 | |
| Spousal occupation b | Professional/technical/managerial personnel vs. farmer | 0.53 | 0.42 | 0.67 | 0.00 |
| Commercial/industrial worker vs. farmer | 0.68 | 0.59 | 0.79 | 0.00 | |
| Housekeeper vs. farmer | 0.68 | 0.57 | 0.80 | 0.00 | |
| Others vs. farmer | 0.66 | 0.54 | 0.80 | 0.00 | |
| Missing vs. farmer | 0.42 | 0.28 | 0.62 | 0.00 | |
| Residence a | Urban vs. rural | 0.35 | 0.32 | 0.39 | 0.00 |
| Living arrangement c | Live alone vs. live with others | 1.00 | 0.88 | 1.14 | 0.98 |
| Missing vs. live with others | 0.79 | 0.42 | 1.49 | 0.46 | |
| Health status c | Good SRH vs. poor SRH | 0.89 | 0.77 | 1.02 | 0.09 |
| Fair SRH vs. poor SRH | 0.92 | 0.79 | 1.06 | 0.23 | |
| Not able to answer vs. poor SRH | 0.97 | 0.82 | 1.16 | 0.76 | |
| ADLs impaired c | Yes vs. no | 1.11 | 0.97 | 1.28 | 0.03 |
| Missing vs. no | 1.23 | 0.50 | 3.02 | 0.65 | |
| Bedridden c | Yes vs. no | 0.97 | 0.86 | 1.09 | 0.57 |
| Missing vs. no | 1.28 | 0.53 | 3.11 | 0.58 | |
| Cause of death c | Malignant tumor vs. others | 0.45 | 0.34 | 0.60 | 0.00 |
| CVD and heart disease vs. others | 0.41 | 0.35 | 0.49 | 0.00 | |
| Respiratory vs. others | 0.42 | 0.34 | 0.53 | 0.00 | |
| Accident vs. others | 0.78 | 0.60 | 1.02 | 0.08 | |
| Natural death vs. others | 1.24 | 0.90 | 1.70 | 0.18 | |
| Missing vs. others | 1.26 | 0.42 | 3.74 | 0.68 | |
| Primary caregiver c | Spouse vs. others | 5.83 | 4.47 | 7.60 | 0.00 |
| Children/grandchildren vs. others | 6.01 | 5.29 | 6.82 | 0.00 | |
| No body/do not need care vs. others | 2.71 | 2.13 | 3.46 | 0.00 | |
| Missing vs. others | 4.27 | 2.10 | 8.67 | 0.00 | |
| Timely medical treatment c | Yes vs. no | 0.57 | 0.46 | 0.71 | 0.00 |
| Not ill vs. no | 0.92 | 0.71 | 1.20 | 0.55 | |
| Missing vs. no | 0.33 | 0.15 | 0.71 | 0.00 | |
| Financial source c | Retirement wage/self-work vs. spouse/children/grandchildren | 0.58 | 0.50 | 0.68 | 0.00 |
| Government subsidies/others vs. spouse/children/grandchildren | 0.47 | 0.40 | 0.56 | 0.00 | |
| Missing vs. spouse/children/grandchildren | 5.82 | 1.10 | 30.69 | 0.04 | |
| Who paid medical cost c | Free public/collective medical care/insurance vs. family | 0.35 | 0.31 | 0.40 | 0.00 |
| Others vs. family | 1.60 | 1.19 | 2.16 | 0.00 | |
| Missing vs. family | 0.75 | 0.45 | 1.26 | 0.28 | |
| Availability of health care services b | General hospitals | 0.99 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 0.06 |
| Hospital beds | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.88 | 0.08 | |
| Ratio of daily occupied bed | 0.98 | 0.96 | 1.00 | 0.21 | |
| Regions b | Eastern vs. western | 0.87 | 0.77 | 0.99 | 0.03 |
| Middle vs. western | 0.74 | 0.65 | 0.84 | 0.00 | |
| Year | 2002 vs. 2000 | 0.62 | 0.51 | 0.77 | 0.00 |
| 2005 vs. 2000 | 0.51 | 0.42 | 0.63 | 0.00 | |
| 2008 vs. 2000 | 0.82 | 0.71 | 0.94 | 0.01 | |
| 2011/2012 vs. 2000 | 1.02 | 0.88 | 1.17 | 0.81 | |
OR, Odds ratio; LCL, Lower 95% confidence limit; UCL, Upper 95% confidence limit; SRH, Self-rated health; ADL, Activities of daily living. a Measured at death; b Measured at previous wave; c Measured before death.