Table 1 The Association Between Demographic Characteristics And Healthcare Utilization

Gender

 Male

0.92 (0.91)

<0.001

0.92 (1.33)

0.035

937 (46.3)

452 (50.8)

0.028

 Female

1.05 (1.00)

0.82 (1.18)

1085 (53.7)

437 (49.2)

Marital Status

 With Spouse

1.07 (0.99)

<0.001

1.00 (1.33)

<0.001

1251 (61.9)

484 (54.4)

<0.001

 Without Spouse

0.88 (0.91)

0.67 (1.10)

771 (38.1)

405 (45.6)

Age

 15–18years

1.50 (1.93)

<0.001

0.36 (0.78)

<0.001

138 (6.8)

94 (10.6)

<0.001

 19–24years

1.90 (3.53)

0.47 (0.80)

162 (8.0)

90 (10.1)

 25–34years

1.75 (2.72)

0.62 (1.09)

283 (14.0)

146 (16.4)

 35–44years

2.26 (3.38)

0.72 (1.22)

347 (17.2)

187 (21.0)

 45–54years

2.62 (3.41)

0.98 (1.27)

476 (23.5)

174 (19.6)

 55–64years

3.93 (5.09)

0.92 (1.17)

301 (14.9)

112 (12.6)

 ≧65 years

4.78 (4.98)

1.65 (1.61)

315 (15.6)

86 (9.7)

Education Level

 Illiterate / Self Study

5.63 (6.31)

<0.001

1.29 (1.49)

<0.001

145 (7.2)

49 (5.5)

0.015

 Elementary

4.00 (5.04)

1.01 (1.35)

317 (15.7)

111 (12.5)

 Junior High School

2.60 (3.58)

0.71 (1.20)

287 (14.2)

134 (15.1)

 Senior High School

2.23 (3.20)

0.73 (1.17)

656 (32.4)

339 (38.1)

 College/University

2.21 (3.05)

0.92 (1.26)

563 (27.8)

237 (26.7)

 Graduate& above

1.93 (2.10)

1.16 (1.35)

54 (2.7)

19 (2.1)

Disease

 No

0.66 (0.74)

<0.001

0.67 (1.13)

<0.001

1146 (56.7)

627 (70.5)

<0.001

 Yes

1.51 (1.04)

1.17 (1.37)

876 (43.3)

262 (29.5)