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Table 6 Six binomial logistic regression models for dependent variable: waiting time

From: Inequities in access to healthcare: analysis of national survey data across six Asia-Pacific countries

Country (Models for DV3)

1. AU

2. HK

3. JP

4. KR

5. TW

6. TL

Model fit χ2 (df)

110.93 (21)***

108.49(5)***

94.06(10)***

14.49(4)**

21.20(5)**

48.49(14)***

N response/N total

814/1044 (78%)

666/674 (98.8%)

994/1000 (99.4%)

986/1006 (98%)

1082/1200 (90.2%)

1178/1200 (98.2%)

Nagelkerke R2

0.17

0.20

0.12

0.02

0.03

0.05

Independent variable

Waldχ2(df) p*

Waldχ2(df) p*

Waldχ2(df) p*

Waldχ2 df) p*

Waldχ2 (df) p*

Waldχ2(df) p*

OR (95%CI)

OR (95%CI)

OR (95%CI)

OR (95%CI)

OR (95%CI)

OR (95%CI)

Coefficient

Coefficient

Coefficient

Coefficient

Coefficient

Coefficient

Sex

-

’

’

’

’

’

Male (ref)

Female

8.11χ2(1)**

’

’

’

’

’

0.67 (0.51–0.88)

−0.54

Age

’

’

20.63χ2(5)**

’

’

’

< 20 (ref)

1.00

0

20–29

’

’

’

’

’

’

30–39

’

’

5.27χ2(1)*

’

’

’

0.56 (0.34–0.92)

−0.58

40–49

’

’

’

’

’

’

50–59

’

’

’

’

’

’

60+

’

’

’

’

’

’

Work status

40.22χ2(6)**

68.04χ2(5)***

’

’

’

14.01χ2(6)*

Full-time

1.00

1.00

1.00

(ref)

0

0

0

Part-time

4.82χ2(1)*

’

’

’

’

’

0.62 (0.41–0.95)

−0.47

Self-employed

’

’

’

’

’

’

Working for the family

’

’

’

’

’

11.16χ2(1)**

0.52 (0.35–0.76)

−0.66

Retired/pensioner

20.72χ2(1)***

66.34χ2(1)***

’

’

’

’

2.45 (1.67–3.61)

0.68 (0.34–0.13)

0.90

−2.69

Housewife/househusband

’

’

’

’

’

’

Student/

4.89χ2(1)*

’

’

’

’

’

Unemployed/

1.66 (1.06–2.60)

Other

0.51

Subjective health

28.51χ2(2)***

’

’

Dissatisfied (ref)

Dissatisfied (ref)

’

satisfaction

1.00

14.41χ2(2)**

12.68χ2(2)**

Unhappy

0

1.00

1.00

0

0

Fair

’

’

’

’

’

’

Happy

13.20χ2(1)***

’

’

Satisfied

Satisfied

’

2.57 (1.54–4.27)

6.79χ2(1)**

5.02χ2(1)*

0.94

1.78 (1.15–2.74)

1.56 (1.06–2.29)

0.70

0.44

Financial situation in last

15.85χ2(3)**

’

’

’

8.39χ2(3)*

14.74χ2(3)**

year

1.00

1.00

1.00

Save money (ref)

0

0

0

Just get by

5.98χ2(1)*

’

’

’

’

7.65χ2(1)**

0.66 (0.45–0.91)

0.66 (0.49–0.89)

−0.45

−0.41

Spent some savings

14.32χ2(1)***

’

’

’

7.26χ2(1)**

’

0.38 (0.28–0.67)

0.55 (0.36–0.85)

−0.85

−0.59

Spent savings & borrowed

3.72χ2(1)*

’

’

’

’

13.17χ2(1)***

money

0.56 (0.31–1.01)

0.48 (0.32–0.71)

−0.58

−0.74

Self-rated health

’

’

44.73χ2(4)***

’

’

’

Very good (ref)

1.00

0

Good

’

’

8.95χ2(1)**

’

’

’

0.72 (0.58–0.89)

−0.33

air

’

’

31.63χ2(1)***

’

’

’

0.53 (0.43–0.66)

−0.63

Bad

’

’

27.82χ2(1)***

’

’

’

0.43 (0.31–0.59)

−0.85

Very bad

’

’

8.34χ2(1)**

’

’

’

0.41 (0.23–0.75)

   

−0.88

   
  1. ref: reference level, * p<.05; ** p<.01, *** p<.001.