APPENDIX TABLE 1.
Summary of logistic regression predicting participation in routine physical exam, by culture and gender.
| Japan |
The United States |
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| Model 1a: Men (n = 505) | Model 1b: Women (n = 522) | Model 2a: Men (n = 1,802) | Model 2b: Women (n = 2,239) | |
| B (SE) | B (SE) | B (SE) | B (SE) | |
| Personalitya | ||||
| Conscientiousness | 0.09 (.13) | 0.30(0.12)* | 0.24(0.06)*** | 0.23(0.07)*** |
| Openness | −0.28(0.15)# | −0.04(0.14) | −0.20(0.08)** | −0.13(0.08)# |
| Neuroticism | −0.03(0.10) | 0.01 (0.10) | 0.03 (0.06) | 0.15(0.07)* |
| Extraversion | 0.29(0.15)# | 0.11 (0.14) | 0.12 (0.07) | 0.15(0.08)# |
| Agreeableness | 0.10 (0.17) | −0.20(0.15) | 0.08 (0.07) | 0.08 (0.08) |
| Educationb | ||||
| High school | 0.41 (0.32) | 0.26 (0.31) | 0.54(0.27)* | 0.32 (0.25) |
| Some college | 0.20 (0.37) | 0.74(0.34)* | 0.66(0.26)* | 0.67(0.26)** |
| BA or higher | 1.08(0.32)*** | 1.26(0.40)** | 0.86(.26)** | 1.03(0.27)*** |
| Age | 0.01 (0.01) | 0.01 (0.01) | 0.07(0.01)*** | 0.02(0.01)*** |
| White | − − | − − | −0.07(0.26) | 0.004 (0.25) |
| Married | −0.04(0.23) | −0.15(0.20) | 0.21 (0.14) | 0.19 (0.14) |
aMiddle school or lower is the reference group for education. bAll personality traits are standardized at mean (SD = 1.0). #p < 0.1, *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.