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. 2019 Jun 24;19:410. doi: 10.1186/s12913-019-4259-y

Table 4.

Factors associated with willingness of institutional care among non-disabled seniors in Jiangsu, China, 2016 (n = 2091)

Characteristics Willingness of institutional care OR C (95%CI) P OR a (95%CI) P
No (%) Yes (%)
N = 2091 1827(87.4) 264(12.6)
Age NA
 60–69 666(86.2) 107(13.8) 1.188(0.762–1.852) 0.448
 70–79 954(88.1) 129(11.9) 1.000(0.647–1.545) 0.999
 80+ 207(88.1) 28(11.9) 1
Gender NA
 Male 863(88) 118(12) 0.903(0.697–1.170) 0.440
 Female 964(86.8) 146(13.2) 1
Marital status
 Married 1432(88.4) 187(11.6) 0.670(0.502–0.893) 0.006 0.770(0.553–1.072) 0.121
 Others 395(83.7) 77(16.3) 1 1
Education NA
 Primary or below 1159(87.3) 169(12.7) 1.234(0.808–1.885) 0.330
 Junior 431(86.5) 67(13.5) 1.316(0.823–2.102) 0.251
 High or above 237(89.7) 28(10.6) 1
Residence NA
 Urban 689(88.7) 88(11.3) 0.826(0.629–1.085) 0.169
 Rural 1138(86.6) 176(13.4) 1
Living arrangements
 Alone 199(81.9) 44(18.1) 1.636(1.147–2.335) 0.007 1.392(0.927–2.088) 0.111
 With children or others 1628(88.1) 220(11.9) 1 1
Insurance a
 MIUR 443(88.8) 56(11.2) 1.236(0.762–2.005) 0.391 1.145(0.698–1.877) 0.592
 NCMS 1010(86.5) 158(13.5) 1.530(0.995–2.351) 0.053 1.274(0.792–2.048) 0.317
 Others 50(84.7) 9(15.3) 1.760(0.781–3.967) 0.173 1.643(0.719–3.752) 0.239
 None 60(81.8) 14(18.9) 2.281(1.129–4.612) 0.022 1.896(0.906–3.965) 0.089
 MIUE 264(90.7) 27(9.3) 1
Household income b
 Q4 88(88) 12(12) 0.761(0.406–1.426) 0.394 0.887(0.459–1.715) 0.722
 Q3 237(88.4) 31(11.6) 0.730(0.483–1.104) 0.136 0.851(0.542–1.336) 0.483
 Q2 676(90.3) 73(9.7) 0.603(0.447–0.812) 0.001 0.657(0.477–0.905) 0.010
 Q1 826(84.8) 148(15.2) 1 1
NCD c
 No 274(93.2) 10(6.8) 0.465(0.289–0.746) 0.002 0.450(0.279–0.725) 0.001
 Yes 1553(86.4) 244(13.6) 1 1

ORC crude odds ratio

ORa adjusted odds ratio

aNCMS New cooperative medical scheme, MIUR Medical insurance for urban residents scheme, MIUE Medical insurance for urban employee scheme

bQuartile 4 (Q4) is the richest and Quartile 1 (Q1) is the poorest

cNCD Non-communicable chronic disease