Table 1.
Prevalence of respondents reporting a potentially harmful preventable problem within the last 12 months and unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios estimated by logistic regression
| Respondent characteristics (total), n=3984 |
Reported problem in last 12 months (%), n=300 | Unadjusted OR—all reports | Adjusted1 OR— all reports | Adjusted* OR after GP review (lower threshold†), n=97 |
| Gender (1 missing) | ||||
| Male (1950) | 111 (6%) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) |
| Female (2033) | 189 (9%) | 1.7 (1.3 to 2.2) | 1.7 (1.2 to 2.2) | 2.3 (1.3 to 3.8) |
| Age (years) | ||||
| 15–24 (533) | 38 (7%) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) |
| 25–34 (573) | 54 (9%) | 1.4 (0.9 to 2.1) | 0.7 (0.4 to 1.3) | 0.4 (0.2 to 1.2) |
| 35–44 (528) | 30 (6%) | 0.8 (0.5 to 1.3) | 0.4 (0.2 to 0.8) | 0.1 (0.0 to 0.6) |
| 45–54 (629) | 54 (9%) | 1.2 (0.8 to 1.9) | 0.7 (0.4 to 1.4) | 0.5 (0.2 to 1.5) |
| 55–64 (654) | 60 (9%) | 1.3 (0.9 to 2.0) | 0.8 (0.4 to 1.6) | 0.7 (0.2 to 2.0) |
| 65–74 (609) | 41 (7%) | 0.9 (0.6 to 1.5) | 0.5 (0.2 to 1.3) | 0.7 (0.2 to 3.0) |
| ≥75 (458) | 23 (5%) | 0.7 (0.4 to 1.2) | 0.3 (0.1 to 0.9) | 0.3 (0.1 to 1.9) |
| Employment status (3 missing) | ||||
| Paid job—full or part time (1719) | 119 (7%) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) |
| Full time student (283) | 14 (5%) | 0.7 (0.4 to 1.2) | 0.4 (0.1 to 1.1) | 0.4 (0.1 to 1.8) |
| Not working—long-term illness/disability (133) | 22 (17%) | 2.7 (1.6 to 4.4) | 2.3 (1.2 to 4.6) | 0.9 (0.3 to 3.1) |
| Not working—other reason (267, includes unemployed) | 24 (9%) | 1.3 (0.8 to 2.1) | 1.3 (0.7 to 2.4) | 0.4 (0.1 to 1.4) |
| Not working—housewife/husband (201) | 19 (9%) | 1.4 (0.8 to 2.3) | 1.0 (0.5 to 2.0) | 0.3 (0.1 to 1.2) |
| Retired (1198) | 80 (7%) | 1.0 (0.7 to 1.3) | 1.4 (0.8 to 2.6) | 0.5 (0.2 to 1.3) |
| Self-employed (180) | 20 (11%) | 1.7 (1.0 to 2.8) | 2.0 (1.1 to 3.5) | 0.5 (0.1 to 2.3) |
| Region of domicile (23 missing) | ||||
| Greater London (565) | 38 (7%) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) |
| East Midlands (262) | 9 (3%) | 0.5 (0.2 to 1.0) | 0.6 (0.2 to 1.4) | 0.4 (0.0 to 3.6) |
| East of England (425) | 27 (6%) | 0.9 (0.6 to 1.6) | 0.6 (0.3 to 1.1) | 1.8 (0.5 to 5.8) |
| North (176) | 15 (9%) | 1.3 (0.7 to 2.5) | 0.8 (0.3 to 1.7) | 0.7 (0.1 to 4.3) |
| North-West (490) | 46 (9%) | 1.4 (0.9 to 2.2) | 1.0 (0.6 to 1.9) | 1.4 (0.4 to 4.5) |
| Scotland (372) | 27 (8%) | 1.1 (0.7 to 1.8) | 0.8 (0.4 to 1.6) | 1.8 (0.5 to 6.1) |
| South East (444) | 32 (7%) | 1.1 (0.6 to 1.6) | 1.1 (0.6 to 2.0) | 2.2 (0.7 to 7.0) |
| South West (281) | 33 (12%) | 1.8 (1.1 to 3.0) | 1.0 (0.5 to 2.0) | 1.9 (0.5 to 6.6) |
| Wales (196) | 15 (8%) | 1.1 (0.6 to 2.1) | 0.6 (0.3 to 1.4) | 2.2 (0.5 to 8.5) |
| West Midlands (377) | 19 (5%) | 0.7 (0.4 to 1.3) | 0.6 (0.3 to 1.3) | 1.1 (0.3 to 4.4) |
| Yorks & Humberside (373) | 39 (10%) | 1.6 (1.0 to 2.6) | 1.2 (0.7 to 2.3) | 2.7 (0.8 to 8.4) |
| Ethnicity (18 missing) | ||||
| White (3591) | 271 (8%) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) |
| Other ethnicity (475) | 26 (5%) | 0.7 (0.5 to 1.0) | 1.2 (0.7 to 2.2) | 1.1 (0.4 to 3.0) |
| Type of community | ||||
| Urban, suburban (3051) | 203 (7%) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) |
| Rural (933) | 97 (10%) | 1.6 (1.3 to 2.1) | 1.9 (1.3 to 2.7) | 2.0 (1.1 to 3.5) |
| Parental responsibility | ||||
| Zero children under 19 (2839) | 192 (7%) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) |
| Child(ren) aged up to 19 (1145) | 108 (9%) | 1.4 (1.1 to 1.8) | 1.2 (0.8 to 1.7) | 1.5 (0.8 to 2.8) |
| Tenure (31 missing) | ||||
| Mortgaged (1042) | 84 (8%) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) |
| Owned outright (1441) | 87 (6%) | 0.7 (0.5 to 1.0) | 0.8 (0.5 to 1.2) | 0.9 (0.4 to 1.8) |
| Rented housing association (301) | 42 (14%) | 1.8 (1.2 to 2.7) | 1.3 (0.7 to 2.2) | 1.1 (0.4 to 2.9) |
| Rented private landlord (719) | 49 (7%) | 0.8 (0.6 to 1.2) | 0.9 (0.6 to 1.5) | 0.9 (0.4 to 2.1) |
| Rented local authority (422) | 31 (7%) | 0.9 (0.6 to 1.4) | 0.6 (0.3 to 1.2) | 1.0 (0.4 to 2.8) |
| Other28 | 4 (14%) | 1.9 (0.6 to 5.6) | 2.2 (0.6 to 8.2) | –‡ |
| Confidence and trust in GP at last appointment? | ||||
| Yes definitely (3031) | 144 (5%) | 1 (ref) | – | – |
| Yes, to some extent (611) | 68 (11%) | 2.5 (1.9 to 3.4) | – | – |
| No, not at all (311) | 88 (28%) | 7.9 (5.9 to 10.7) | – | – |
| Do not know/cannot say31 | 0 (0%) | – | – | – |
*Adjusted for gender, age, employment status, ethnicity, tenure, region of domicile, type of community, parental responsibility, highest level of education achieved, marital status, social grade and household income.
†See Table E in the online supplementary appendix 1.
‡Zero problems in this category.
GP, general practitioner.