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Table 3 Probabilities of survey responses by education, household income and gender

From: Social inequalities in patient experiences with general practice and in access to specialists: the population-based HUNT Study

  

Education

Household income

Gender (male)

 

Response to survey question

%

RIIb

CI 95%

RIIb

CI 95%

RRb

CI 95%

N

1

My experience with the regular GP has been poor (0–5 / 10 on VAS scale)

12

1.48

(1.13-1.93)

1.07

(0.82-1.40)

1.23

(1.07-1.41)

6067

2

My regular GP has poor understanding of my problems

6

1.34

(0.89-2.02)

1.44

(0.95-2.19)

1.42

(1.15-1.76)

6067

3

My regular GP does not let me participate in decisions about treatment or choice of medical care

11

1.60

(1.21-2.10)

1.15

(0.86-1.53)

1.51

(1.31-1.75)

6067

4

My regular GP does not take me seriously

4

1.58

(0.96-2.59)

1.38

(0.83-2.28)

1.29

(1.00-1.65)

6067

5

My usual doctor is not my regular GP

5

1.56

(1.01-2.42)

1.29

(0.86-1.94)

1.51

(1.20-1.90)

6067

6

I have changed or wanted to change my regular GP

19

0.61

(0.50-0.75)

0.88

(0.72-1.07)

0.75

(0.67-0.84)

6067

7

I have had problems understanding my GP due to language problems

11

3.25

(2.49-4.26)

1.69

(1.28-2.22)

1.06

(0.91-1.23)

6067

8

I have not received the help I asked for from my regular GP in last 12 months

7

1.66

(1.13-2.45)

1.06

(0.70-1.60)

1.13

(0.92-1.40)

4924a

9

It has been difficult to get a referral to a specialist

16

2.02

(1.54-2.64)

1.34

(1.00-1.78)

1.17

(1.01-1.35)

4165a

  1. a These analyses included only those who reported that this question was relevant to them.
  2. b Relative index of inequality and relative risk calculated using Poisson regression with robust error variance. All estimates were adjusted for age, sex, municipality size and hospitalization within past year.
  3. Men and women aged 20 years and above. The HUNT Study, 2006–08.