Table 2 Predictors of preferences for care settings. Results of logistic regressions (for each outcome measure: 0 = low preferences; 1 = high preferences)

Age

0.977

1.005

0.981⁺

1.014

0.902^***

(0.948–1.007)

(0.983–1.027)

(0.961–1.001)

(0.992–1.036)

(0.854–0.951)

Sex (Ref.: Male)

0.698

0.506^***

1.176

0.963

0.650

(0.433–1.125)

(0.366–0.700)

(0.864–1.600)

(0.694–1.337)

(0.331–1.275)

Living situation (Ref.: Living with partner or spouse)

0.674⁺

0.559^***

1.016

0.951

1.306

(0.432–1.051)

(0.410–0.762)

(0.758–1.364)

(0.697–1.297)

(0.684–2.493)

West and East Germany (Ref.: East Germany)

1.161

0.981

1.025

1.316

1.479

(0.690–1.956)

(0.677–1.422)

(0.720–1.459)

(0.897–1.931)

(0.617–3.549)

Apprenticeship, full-time vocational school (Ref.: Without a vocational degree)

0.992

0.806

2.984^***

0.962

0.246^*

(0.476–2.065)

(0.459–1.414)

(1.688–5.275)

(0.552–1.675)

(0.0720–0.841)

Professional school or trade and technical school for vocational education

1.269

0.834

2.666^**

0.681

0.822

(0.574–2.808)

(0.460–1.511)

(1.465–4.850)

(0.374–1.240)

(0.255–2.647)

University, Fachhochschule, school of engineering

1.062

0.562⁺

3.494^***

0.733

0.858

(0.471–2.393)

(0.305–1.036)

(1.892–6.452)

(0.398–1.350)

(0.261–2.820)

German-born (Ref.: No)

0.678

0.703

1.205

1.782^*

0.184^***

(0.291–1.575)

(0.433–1.144)

(0.732–1.983)

(1.014–3.129)

(0.0910–0.374)

Children (Ref.: No children)

1.096

1.610^*

1.132

0.872

0.669

(0.647–1.854)

(1.047–2.475)

(0.780–1.644)

(0.592–1.285)

(0.322–1.391)

Status of health insurance (Ref.: statutory health insurance)

1.211

1.566^*

0.918

0.978

0.849

(0.648–2.263)

(1.055–2.324)

(0.627–1.343)

(0.648–1.476)

(0.388–1.858)

Provided care for family/friends (Ref.: No)

1.600^*

1.468^*

0.915

1.181

0.812

(1.043–2.454)

(1.086–1.985)

(0.689–1.217)

(0.874–1.596)

(0.437–1.509)

Level of care (Ref.: No)

0.189^*

0.573⁺

1.900^*

1.715⁺

1.899

(0.0406–0.879)

(0.317–1.035)

(1.045–3.453)

(0.903–3.257)

(0.284–12.70)

Self-rated health (from 1 = ‘very bad’ to 5 = ‘very good’)

0.762^*

1.192^*

1.012

0.850^*

0.810

(0.601–0.968)

(1.013–1.402)

(0.869–1.180)

(0.723–1.000)

(0.584–1.125)

Involvement in the issue of need for care (from 1 = ‘very little’ to 5 = ‘very much’)

0.894

0.978

1.037

0.980

0.976

(0.772–1.036)

(0.881–1.086)

(0.939–1.146)

(0.883–1.089)

(0.786–1.211)

Constant

6647^***

1.375

0.330

0.0709^*

1188^*

(75.97–581,578)

(0.110–17.22)

(0.0289–3.761)

(0.00541–0.930)

(2.403–586,850)

Observations

974

968

942

950

964

Pseudo R²

0.043

0.059

0.027

0.017

0.137