Table 4.
Odds ratios of the anticipated needs for LTC services (binary logistic regression).
| Variables | Anticipated Need for LTC Services |
|---|---|
| Predisposing variables: | |
| Group (Ref. Rural aged < 80) | |
| Urban aged < 80 | 0.51 (0.35,0.74) *** |
| Urban aged 80+ | 1.67 (1.30,2.13) *** |
| Rural aged 80+ | 1.46 (1.31,2.66) *** |
| Gender (Ref. Male) | 0.99 (0.77,1.26) |
| Married (Ref. No) | 0.54 (0.42,0.70) *** |
| Years of schooling (Ref. 0) | |
| 1–7 | 0.87 (0.67,1.14) |
| >7 | 0.83 (0.55,1.26) |
| Living alone (Ref. No) | 0.32 (0.20,0.53) *** |
| Occupation (Ref. Non- farming) | 0.58 (0.44,0.75) *** |
| Enabling variables: | |
| Main source of financial support (Ref. Others) | |
| Retirement wages/salary | 0.69 (0.46,1.02) |
| Children | 1.12 (0.86,1.46) |
| Financial support sufficient to pay for daily expenses (Ref. No) | 0.80 (0.58,1.10) |
| Economic status compared with other local people (Ref. Poor) | |
| Rich | 0.84 (0.53,1.33) |
| Fair | 0.66 (0.45,0.98) * |
| Total income of your household last year (Ref. <¥15,000) (Yuan) | |
| ¥15,000–50,000 | 0.95 (0.73,1.23) |
| >¥50,000 | 0.64 (0.47,0.86) ** |
| Has medical insurance support (Ref. Others) | |
| Medical insurance for urban workers | 0.69 (0.38,1.26) |
| Collective medical insurance for urban and rural residents | 0.56 (0.35,0.91) * |
| Needs variables: | |
| Self-rated health (Ref. Bad) | |
| Good | 0.92 (0.66,1.28) |
| Fair | 0.78 (0.58,1.05) |
| Numbers of chronic illness (Ref. 0) | |
| 1 | 1.42 (1.1,1.85) ** |
| 2 or more | 1.28 (0.99,1.67) |
| Self-reported quality of life (Ref. Bad) | |
| Good | 1.21 (0.66,2.23) |
| Fair | 0.98 (0.54,1.78) |
| Feel fearful or anxious (Ref. Seldom/never) | |
| Always/often | 1.08 (0.63,1.86) |
| Sometimes | 0.93 (0.70,1.24) |
| Feel lonely and isolated (Ref. Seldom/never) | |
| Always/often | 0.47 (0.29,0.77) ** |
| Sometimes | 0.90 (0.69,1.18) |
| Make own decision (Ref. Seldom/never) | |
| Always/often | 0.57 (0.43,0.74) *** |
| Sometimes | 0.63 (0.47,0.86) ** |
| Feel depressed # (Ref. No) | 0.85 (0.62,1.17) |
| Model summary: | |
| Nagelkerke R2 | 0.23 |
| χ2 with df = 32 (p-value) | 957.08 (<0.0001) |
| −2Log likelihood | 2484.80 |
Note: n = 6909. Ref.: reference category. Taking “no anticipated needs for LTC services” as a reference. Values in parentheses are the odds ratios without controlling for other variables. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001.