Table 2.
Sources of information regarding health topics stratified by age and gender
| All age group | 35–44 years | 45–54 years | 55–64 years | 65–74 years | 75+ years | Unadjusted models b | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 2032 (%) | n = 2112 (%) | n = 450 (%)c |
n = 461 (%)c |
n = 524 (%)c |
n = 542 (%)c |
n = 438 (%)c |
n = 450 (%)c |
n = 363 (%)c |
n = 388 (%)c |
n = 257 (%)c |
n = 271 (%)c |
OR | ||
| Variable a | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | Aging trend | M |
| General practitioner | 71.0 (1442) | 73.2 (1547) | 65.1 (293) | 69.8 (322) | 64.5 (338) |
69.9 (379) |
74.4 (326) |
75.3 (339) |
75.5 (274) |
74.5 (289) |
82.1 (211) |
80.4 (218) |
1.02*** (linear trend) |
0.90 |
| Specialist | 39.0 (793) | 39.9 (842) | 34.9 (157) | 36.7 (169) | 33.4 (175) | 35.8 (194) | 43.2 (189) | 44.0 (198) | 43.5 (158) | 44.6 (173) | 44.4 (114) | 39.9 (108) |
1.00*** (cubic trend) |
0.96 |
| Pharmacist | 31.3 (636) | 31.9 (674) | 28.2 (127) | 28.4 (131) | 28.2 (148) | 28.4 (154) | 34.5 (151) | 34.2 (154) | 34.7 (126) | 37.9 (147) | 32.7 (84) | 32.5 (88) |
1.00*** (cubic trend) |
0.97 |
| Internet | 33.7 (684) | 29.4 (621) | 50.7 (228) | 48.4 (223) | 42.9 (225) | 39.1 (212) | 33.8 (148) | 28.4 (128) | 17.9 (65) | 10.3 (40) | 7.0 (18) | 6.6 (18) |
0.99*** (square trend) |
1.23*** |
| Friends/ Acquaintance | 24.0 (488) | 26.3 (556) | 20.0 (90) | 28.0 (129) | 23.5 (123) | 24.5 (133) | 26.9 (118) | 28.2 (127) | 26.4 (96) | 22.9 (89) | 23.7 (61) | 28.8 (78) | 1.00 (linear trend) | 0.89 |
| Magazines | 20.5 (416) | 24.9 (526) | 18.0 (81) |
24.5 (113) |
16.6 (87) | 24.0 (130) | 24.7 (108) | 25.8 (116) | 23.1 (84) | 26.0 (101) | 21.8 (56) | 24.4 (66) | 1.01 (linear trend) | 0.78*** |
| Health insurance | 14.2 (289) | 14.3 (302) | 13.3 (60) | 16.5 (76) | 14.5 (76) | 14.9 (81) | 18.0 (79) | 16.9 (76) | 12.4 (45) | 12.4 (12,4) | 11.3 (29) | 7.7 (21) |
0.99** (square trend) |
0.99 |
| I do not actively search for information | 13.2 (268) | 11.8 (249) | 14.9 (67) | 12.4 (57) | 16.8 (88) | 14.0 (76) | 11.9 (52) | 10.7 (48) | 9.9 (36) | 11.6 (45) | 9.7 (25) | 8.5 (23) | 1.00 (linear trend) | 0.86 |
| Doctor’s assistant/ Nurse | 6.6 (135) | 6.8 (144) | 3.8 (17) | 4.3 (20) | 5.9 (31) | 5.2 (28) | 6.4 (28) | 5.3 (24) | 10.2 (37) | 10.3 (40) | 8.6 (22) | 11.8 (32) | 1.03*** (linear trend) | 0.98 |
| Other information sources | 3.8 (78) | 4.1 (86) | 5.3 (24) | 4.6 (21) | 2.9 (15) | 4.2 (23) | 3.7 (16) | 4.0 (18) | 3.3 (12) | 3.4 (13) | 4.3 (11) | 4.1 (11) | 1.00 (linear trend) | 0.94 |
| Patient support groups | 2.9 (58) | 3.3 (70) | 2.2 (10) | 3.5 (16) | 2.7 (14) | 3.1 (17) | 3.0 (13) | 3.1 (14) | 4.1 (15) | 4.6 (18) | 2.3 (6) | 1.8 (5) | 0.99 (linear trend) | 1.14 |
Note. a Column is reflecting research question (a), i.e., the most important information sources. b Columns reflect research question (b), i.e., the information sources by age (linear, square, cubic trend) and gender, adjusted models additionally included education as well as amount of chronic diseases as covariate (not displayed). c % of participants of this specific gender and age group who named this source of information. M male, F female. OR Odds Ratio. ** p < .01; ***p < .001