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Table 3 Multinomial logistic regression model for reasons for “not see a doctor” among Chinese aged≥45 years, 2015 (reference category is unmet need due to no need)

From: Why not see a doctor when ill? Evidence from the Chinese elderly

Factors

Inconvenient traffic or no time to see doctor

Distrust doctors or hospital service

Could not afford

Other

Sex

 Female

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Male

1.145 (0.600–2.186)

1.004 (0.515–1.958)

1.270 (0.860–1.875)

0.906 (0.573–1.433)

Age group

 75+

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

 60–74

0.407 (0.173–0.956)*

0.514 (0.209–1.262)

0.992 (0.535–1.841)

1.065 (0.545–2.080)

 45–59

0.351 (0.135–0.913)*

0.245 (0.083–0.719)*

0.863 (0.440–1.696)

0.440 (0.202–0.960)*

Marital status

 Married

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Othersa

1.621 (0.830–3.165)

0.780 (0.336–1.811)

1.323 (0.862–2.032)

1.359 (0.836–2.209)

Hukou

 Rural

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Urban

0.296 (0.098–0.890)*

0.709 (0.292–1.723)

0.582 (0.326–1.040)

1.049 (0.590–1.862)

Education

 No formal

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Elementary school

0.685 (0.331–1.418)

1.275 (0.570–2.853)

0.897 (0.581–1.384)

0.490 (0.297–0.808)**

 Middle school and above

1.053 (0.437–2.534)

1.358 (0.491–3.756)

0.665 (0.374–1.180)

0.672 (0.360–1.254)

Income

 Low

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Middle

0.887 (0.411–1.913)

1.042 (0.463–2.345)

1.372 (0.865–2.176)

1.332 (0.782–2.268)

 High

0.988 (0.474–2.058)

0.904 (0.393–2.079)

0.928 (0.576–1.497)

0.989 (0.561–1.743)

Access to pensionb

 No

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Yes

0.664 (0.352–1.256)

0.641 (0.324–1.267)

0.810 (0.539–1.218)

0.689 (0.433–1.098)

Access to health insurancec

 No

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Yes

1.078 (0.391–2.970)

0.698 (0.251–1.940)

0.458 (0.267–0.786)**

0.984 (0.476–2.035)

Self-reported general health status

 Bad

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Fair

1.187 (0.561–2.513)

0.751 (0.343–1.648)

0.441 (0.293–0.662)***

0.597 (0.365–0.976)

 Very good/good

1.196 (0.526–2.720)

1.224 (0.540–2.774)

0.310 (0.188–0.511)***

0.550 (0.313–0.965)

Chronic illness

 No chronic disease

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

 One chronic disease

1.215 (0.357–4.133)

0.186 (0.036–0.956)*

0.697 (0.317–1.532)

0.417 (0.185–0.940)*

 Two chronic diseases

1.746 (0.519–5.870)

0.641 (0.185–2.221)

1.222 (0.569–2.622)

0.787 (0.365–1.697)

 Three and more chronic diseases

2.195 (0.714–6.747)

1.629 (0.615–4.313)

1.766 (0.887–3.514)

0.957 (0.487–1.880)

  1. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001
  2. aInclude divorced or separated, widowed and single
  3. bInclude rural pension, urban residents’ pension, commercial pension, pension of the firms, pension program of the government or institutions and old age pension allowance or others
  4. cInclude urban employee medical insurance, urban and rural resident medical insurance, new cooperative medical insurance, urban resident medical insurance, private medical Insurance, government medical insurance
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