Table 2.
Characteristics associated with the odds of reporting drug insurance coverage, New Brunswick, 2007–2017, ≥ 65 years old — year binary indicators
| All | Public | Private | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
| Household income (ref: 1st decile, low) | ||||||
| 2nd decile | 0.89 | 0.61,1.29 | 0.77 | 0.57,1.05 | 1.36* | 0.95,1.95 |
| 3rd decile | 1.31 | 0.89,1.94 | 0.75* | 0.55,1.04 | 1.76*** | 1.23,2.53 |
| 4th decile | 1.62** | 1.07,2.47 | 0.39*** | 0.28,0.55 | 3.96*** | 2.74,5.73 |
| 5th decile | 1.83** | 1.13,2.97 | 0.34*** | 0.23,0.50 | 5.14*** | 3.45,7.65 |
| 6th decile | 2.65*** | 1.54,4.58 | 0.24*** | 0.16,0.35 | 8.36*** | 5.47,12.77 |
| 7th decile | 3.18*** | 1.78,5.70 | 0.35*** | 0.23,0.53 | 5.87*** | 3.81,9.06 |
| 8th decile | 3.59*** | 1.84,6.98 | 0.35*** | 0.22,0.57 | 5.92*** | 3.65,9.58 |
| 9th decile | 3.39*** | 1.67,6.91 | 0.53** | 0.32,0.88 | 3.96*** | 2.36,6.64 |
| 10th decile, high | 3.04** | 1.27,7.27 | 0.36*** | 0.21,0.61 | 6.14*** | 3.47,10.88 |
| Income imputed | 1.11 | 0.88,1.38 | 0.73*** | 0.61,0.87 | 1.43*** | 1.18,1.73 |
| Education (ref: ≤ high school) | ||||||
| Some post-secondary < bachelor’s level | 1.12 | 0.89,1.43 | 0.73*** | 0.61,0.88 | 1.61*** | 1.34,1.93 |
| Bachelor’s degree or above | 1.51* | 0.98,2.33 | 0.57*** | 0.42,0.78 | 2.40*** | 1.77,3.25 |
| Self-reported health (ref: excellent/very good) | ||||||
| Good | 1.03 | 0.81,1.30 | 1.19* | 0.98,1.43 | 0.86 | 0.71,1.04 |
| Fair | 1.11 | 0.83,1.48 | 1.47*** | 1.17,1.84 | 0.70*** | 0.55,0.88 |
| Poor | 1.09 | 0.74,1.61 | 1.50** | 1.07,2.12 | 0.82 | 0.55,1.21 |
| Chronic diseases | 1.49*** | 1.15,1.93 | 1.18 | 0.94,1.46 | 1.17 | 0.94,1.46 |
| Linguistic identity (ref: English) | ||||||
| French | 0.59*** | 0.48,0.72 | 0.90 | 0.76,1.06 | 0.68*** | 0.57,0.81 |
| French & English | 1.04 | 0.57,1.88 | 1.33 | 0.79,2.24 | 0.67 | 0.38,1.19 |
| Other | 0.19 | 0.01,5.77 | 1.00 | 1.00,1.00 | 1.41 | 0.02,91.85 |
| Age (ref: 65–74) | ||||||
| 75+ | 0.87 | 0.71,1.06 | 1.18** | 1.00,1.39 | 0.77*** | 0.65,0.91 |
| Male | 0.91 | 0.74,1.11 | 0.93 | 0.79,1.10 | 1.04 | 0.88,1.23 |
| Year (ref: 2007) | ||||||
| 2008 | 1.12 | 0.80,1.55 | 0.80 | 0.60,1.07 | 1.25 | 0.92,1.69 |
| 2011 | 1.11 | 0.78,1.58 | 1.08 | 0.79,1.47 | 0.96 | 0.70,1.33 |
| 2013 | 1.26 | 0.89,1.78 | 0.86 | 0.64,1.16 | 1.31* | 0.95,1.80 |
| 2014 | 1.43** | 1.01,2.02 | 0.83 | 0.62,1.12 | 1.43** | 1.05,1.95 |
| 2015 | 1.46* | 0.97,2.19 | 0.89 | 0.64,1.25 | 1.51** | 1.06,2.14 |
| 2016 | 1.78*** | 1.18,2.67 | 0.86 | 0.63,1.19 | 1.73*** | 1.22,2.44 |
| 2017 | 1.41* | 0.95,2.09 | 0.98 | 0.71,1.34 | 1.43** | 1.03,1.98 |
| Constant | 2.06*** | 1.27,3.35 | 1.23 | 0.82,1.86 | 0.21*** | 0.13,0.33 |
| # of observations | 4909 | 4877 | 4879 | |||
Notes. Household income, ratio of household income to the low-income cut-off correspondent to the specific combination of household size and community size at province level; chronic diseases, if the respondent reported having been diagnosed with at least one of seven chronic diseases—high blood pressure, heart disease, cancer, diabetes, joint pain or arthritis, chronic lung problems like asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and mental health problem; # of observations differs between models because a small number of respondents reported overall coverage but not public or private coverage separately; *, **, and ***, significant at 10%, 5%, and 1%, respectively