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Table 7 Effect of socioeconomic factors on willingness of the elderly to use care services

From: Willingness to use and pay for options of care for community-dwelling older people in rural Vietnam

Levels of payment/Terms

Free-of-charge

Less than cost

Full cost

 

Coef.

OR

P

Coef.

OR

P

Coef.

OR

P

Mobile team

         

Instrumental ADL index

0.151

1.16

0.001

0.085

1.09

0.018

   

Intellectual ADL index

   

-0.219

0.80

< 0.001

-0.103

0.90

0.003

Aged 60-69

   

0.188

1.21

0.040

   

Married

0.473

1.61

0.001

0.244

1.28

0.026

   

Separated/Divorced

   

-0.648

0.52

0.016

   

Living with spouse

-0.797

0.45

< 0.001

-0.582

0.56

< 0.001

   

Living with son/daughter

   

-0.255

0.78

0.029

   

Living with grandchildren

   

0.298

1.35

0.004

0.356

1.43

< 0.001

Lowlands

-0.267

0.77

0.018

   

-0.328

0.72

< 0.001

Living under NPL

   

-0.268

0.77

0.018

-0.267

0.76

0.023

Richest quintile

-0.793

0.45

< 0.001

      

Richer quintile

-0.451

0.64

0.003

0.249

1.28

0.011

   

Middle quintile

-0.368

0.69

0.014

   

-0.290

0.75

0.004

Poorer quintile

      

-0.298

0.74

0.007

Constant

1.91

-

< 0.001

0.385

-

0.002

-0.373

-

< 0.001

Day care centre

         

Basic ADL index

-0.542

0.58

< 0.001

-0.452

0.64

0.001

-0.540

0.58

0.001

Intellectual ADL index

-0.392

0.68

< 0.001

-0.363

0.70

< 0.001

-0.276

0.76

< 0.001

Aged 60-69

0.352

1.42

0.008

0.720

2.06

< 0.001

0.738

2.09

< 0.001

Aged 70-79

0.305

1.36

0.012

0.557

1.75

< 0.001

0.460

1.59

< 0.001

High school & higher

   

0.488

1.63

0.007

   

Primary/secondary school

   

0.245

1.28

0.014

   

Married

0.500

1.65

< 0.001

      

Living with spouse

-0.828

0.44

< 0.001

-0.430

0.65

< 0.001

   

Living alone

   

-0.437

0.65

0.002

   

Living with grandchildren

      

0.275

1.32

0.001

Highlands

0.254

1.29

0.004

      

Still working

   

-0.194

0.824

0.030

-0.379

0.69

< 0.001

Living under NPL

      

-0.325

0.72

0.010

Richest quintile

   

0.204

1.23

0.001

   

Middle quintile

0.277

1.32

0.011

   

-0.328

0.72

0.002

Poorer

      

-0.285

0.75

0.015

Constant

0.928

-

< 0.001

0.085

-

0.537

-0.663

-

< 0.001

Nursing centre

         

Instrumental ADL index

   

0.159

1.17

< 0.001

0.215

1.24

< 0.001

Intellectual ADL index

-0.179

0.84

< 0.001

-0.367

0.69

< 0.001

-0.438

0.65

< 0.001

Aged 60-69

   

0.380

1.46

0.018

   

Aged 70-79

   

0.294

1.34

0.046

   

Male

0.241

1.27

0.009

0.215

1.24

0.048

   

High school & higher

-0.332

0.72

0.044

      

Living with spouse

-0.372

0.69

0.001

-0.356

0.69

< 0.001

-0.368

0.69

0.003

Lowlands

-0.482

0.62

< 0.001

-0.636

0.53

< 0.001

-0.847

0.43

< 0.001

Living under NPL

      

-0.355

0.70

0.040

Richest quintile

-0.624

0.54

< 0.001

      

Richer quintile

-0.362

0.70

0.001

      

Poorer quintile

-0.457

0.63

< 0.001

      

Constant

0.304

-

0.002

-1.085

-

< 0.001

-1.229

-

< 0.001

  1. Coef coefficient; OR odds ratio; P p value; NPL national poverty level