Table 2.
Odds ratio adjusted for all the other variables for the effect of set demographic variables on the awareness of the option to give feedback about a general practitioner (n=844). The term “Ref” refers to the reference category (odds ratio of 1.000).
| Variable | Odds ratio | 95% CI | |||
| Income (£)a |
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<11,499 | Ref (1.000) | — | ||
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11,500-17,499 | 1.790 | 0.937-3.420 | ||
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17,500-24,999 | 1.303 | 0.608-2.792 | ||
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25,000-29,999 | 1.126 | 0.547-2.317 | ||
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30,000-39,999 | 1.307 | 0.660-2.591 | ||
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40,000-49,999 | 0.892 | 0.425-1.872 | ||
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50,000-74,999b | 2.211 | 1.131-4.320 | ||
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>75,000 | 0.534 | 0.234-1.219 | ||
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Don't know | 0.789 | 0.436-1.429 | ||
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Refused | 0.826 | 0.472-1.445 | ||
| Qualificationc |
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No formal qualification | Ref (1.000) | — | ||
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GCSE/O-level/CSE/NVQd | 1.020 | 0.628-1.659 | ||
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A-level or equivalent | 1.386 | 0.832-2.309 | ||
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Degree/masters/PhD or equivalentb | 2.197 | 1.350-3.575 | ||
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Other | 1.463 | 0.761-2.811 | ||
| Long-term conditione |
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No | Ref (1.000) | — | ||
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Yesb | 1.631 | 1.166-2.283 | ||
| Number of General Practitioners in the surgeryf |
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1 | Ref (1.000) | — | ||
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2-3 | 0.902 | 0.389-2.090 | ||
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4-5 | 0.899 | 0.392-2.065 | ||
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6-9 | 0.867 | 0.372-2.018 | ||
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>10 | 0.479 | 0.170-1.352 | ||
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Don’t knowb | 0.356 | 0.138-0.917 | ||
aP=.003
bP=.05
cP=.002
dGCSE: General Certificate of Secondary Education; O-LV: General Certificate of Education: Ordinary Level; CSE: Certificate of Secondary Education; NVQ: National Vocational Qualification.
eP=.004
fP=.019