Table 3.
Physician consultation by household income in Germany and Spain. Percentage ratio (PR) and 95% confidence interval (95% CI)
| Country and household income | 2009 | 2014 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 1 | Model 2 | |||||
| PR | 95% CI | PR | 95% CI | PR | 95% CI | PR | 95% CI | |
| Germany | ||||||||
| High | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| Medium-high | 1.01 | 0.99–1.04 | 0.98 | 0.96–1.00 | 1.00 | 0.98–1.03 | 0.99 | 0.97–1.01 |
| Medium-low | 1.02 | 0.99–1.04 | 0.98 | 0.96–1.00 | 1.01 | 0.99–1.03 | 0.98 | 0.96–1.00 |
| Low | 0.98 | 0.96–1.01 | 0.94 | 0.92–0.97 | 1.02 | 0.99–1.04 | 0.97 | 0.95–0.99 |
| The two low vs. the two high categories | 0.99 | 0.98–1.01 | 0.97 | 0.96–0.99 | 1.01 | 0.99–1.03 | 0.98 | 0.97–0.99 |
| Spain | ||||||||
| High | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| Medium-high | 1.03 | 0.96–1.09 | 1.01 | 0.95–1.08 | 1.10 | 1.04–1.17 | 1.04 | 0.98–1.11 |
| Medium-low | 1.08 | 1.01–1.15 | 1.00 | 0.94–1.06 | 1.19 | 1.12–1.27 | 1.08 | 1.02–1.15 |
| Low | 1.12 | 1.05–1.19 | 0.97 | 0.91–1.03 | 1.32 | 1.24–1.40 | 1.13 | 1.06–1.20 |
| The two low vs. the two high categories | 1.07 | 1.02–1.13 | 0.99 | 0.94–1.05 | 1.20 | 1.14–1.26 | 1.08 | 1.03–1.14 |
Model 1. Adjusted for age and sex
Model 2. Adjusted for age, sex, and self-perceived health