Table 5 Pearson’s chi square test (public patient vs private patient type admission) for respondents with private health cover
Factors | Valid cases | Private patients (in Public & Private hospital) | Public patient in a public hospital | Pearson Chi-sq | Valid cases | Private patients (in Public & Private hospital) | Public patient in a public hospital | Pearson Chi-sq |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2009 | 2013 | |||||||
Age | 863 | 15.75 (0.000) | 1196 | 41.57 (0.000) | ||||
Age < 45 | 69.1 | 30.9 | 67.5 | 32.5 | ||||
Age 45–65 | 74.6 | 24.5 | 83.1 | 16.9 | ||||
Age > 65 | 83.8 | 16.2 | 84.0 | 16.0 | ||||
Education level | 863 | 1.06 (0.170) | 1196 | 0.70 (0.402) | ||||
> High school | 76.0 | 24.0 | 78.6 | 21.4 | ||||
≤ High school | 72.9 | 27.1 | 76.5 | 23.5 | ||||
Household DY | 863 | 10.01 (0.018) | 1196 | 19.92 (0.000) | ||||
Low income | 74.0 | 26.0 | 79.2 | 20.8 | ||||
Lower middle | 70.8 | 29.2 | 65.9 | 34.1 | ||||
Higher middle | 71.8 | 28.2 | 79.0 | 21.0 | ||||
High income | 83.4 | 16.6 | 81.0 | 19.0 | ||||
Birthplace | 863 | 2.42 (0.120) | 1187 | 1.39 (0.237) | ||||
Australia | 75.0 | 25.0 | 76.5 | 23.5 | ||||
Other country | 61.5 | 38.5 | 80.2 | 19.8 | ||||
Gender | 863 | 0.88 (0.347) | 1196 | 6.27 (0.012) | ||||
Female | 75.8 | 24.2 | 74.9 | 25.1 | ||||
Male | 73.0 | 27.0 | 81.2 | 18.8 | ||||
Marital status | 863 | 8.88 (0.003) | 1196 | 10.01 (0.002) | ||||
Currently married | 78.1 | 21.9 | 80.4 | 19.6 | ||||
All other situations | 69.0 | 31.0 | 72.5 | 27.5 | ||||
BMI | 863 | 2.58 (0.460) | 1196 | 10.27 (0.016) | ||||
BMI = < 18.5 | 70.6 | 29.4 | 70.7 | 29.3 | ||||
BMI 18.6–24.9 | 73.5 | 26.5 | 74.7 | 25.3 | ||||
BMI 25–29.9 | 75.4 | 24.6 | 81.6 | 18.4 | ||||
BMI= > 30 | 78.0 | 22.0 | 79.1 | 20.9 | ||||
Remoteness | 863 | 4.21 (0.040) | 1196 | 0.06 (0.805) | ||||
Major city | 76.9 | 23.1 | 77.5 | 22.5 | ||||
Other places | 70.6 | 29.4 | 76.8 | 23.2 | ||||
Long-term health conditions | 862 | 0.52 (0.471) | 1195 | 7.98 (0.005) | ||||
No | 73.6 | 26.4 | 74.1 | 25.9 | ||||
Yes | 75.8 | 24.2 | 80.9 | 19.1 | ||||
Physical activity per week | 764 | 6.05 (0.048) | 1067 | 0.52 (0.770) | ||||
Less than once | 73.0 | 27.0 | 78.7 | 21.3 | ||||
1–3 times | 79.8 | 20.2 | 76.5 | 23.5 | ||||
More than 3 | 71.2 | 28.8 | 77.1 | 22.9 | ||||
Smoking frequency | 860 | 1052 | 7.27 (0.026) | |||||
Non-smoker | 78.6 | 21.4 | ||||||
Occasional smoker | 63.0 | 37.0 | ||||||
Regular smoker | 68.2 | 31.8 | ||||||
Self-assessed health | 760 | 2.04 (0.727) | 1065 | 9.36 (0.530) | ||||
Excellent | 78.8 | 21.2 | 63.9 | 36.1 | ||||
Very good | 78.2 | 21.8 | 76.6 | 23.4 | ||||
Good | 73.3 | 26.7 | 78.0 | 22.0 | ||||
Fair | 74.5 | 25.5 | 80.6 | 19.4 | ||||
Poor | 75.9 | 24.1 | 80.0 | 20.0 | ||||
Kessler PDS risk | 768 | 6.14 (0.105) | 1063 | 3.29 (0.350) | ||||
Low | 77.6 | 22.4 | 79.3 | 20.7 | ||||
Moderate | 73.0 | 27.0 | 75.7 | 24.3 | ||||
High | 73.2 | 26.8 | 75.0 | 25.0 | ||||
Very high | 61.9 | 38.1 | 71.7 | 28.3 | ||||
Financial risk-taking attitude | 1045 | 16.04 (0.003) | ||||||
Never takes risk | 74.5 | 25.4 | ||||||
Takes average risks | 86.9 | 13.0 | ||||||
Takes sizeable risks | 53.8 | 46.2 | ||||||
Full-time student | 863 | 0.06 (0.806) | 1196 | 15.31 (0.000) | ||||
Yes | 76.3 | 23.7 | 57.1 | 42.1 | ||||
No | 74.5 | 25.5 | 78.4 | 21.6 | ||||
State | 863 | 5.05 (0.653) | 1196 | 17.24 (0.016) | ||||
NSW | 75.6 | 24.4 | 79.3 | 20.7 | ||||
VIC | 78.5 | 21.5 | 81.9 | 18.1 | ||||
QLD | 72.7 | 27.3 | 75.3 | 24.7 | ||||
SA | 69.1 | 30.9 | 69.1 | 30.9 | ||||
WA | 74.2 | 25.8 | 79.7 | 20.3 | ||||
Health shocks | 574 | 4.39 (0.036) | 1054 | 12.03 (0.001) | ||||
Yes | 73.2 | 26.8 | 84.9 | 15.1 | ||||
No | 80.1 | 19.9 | 88.3 | 11.7 | ||||
Financial distress | 574 | 0.14 (0.71) | 1065 | 35.52 (0.000) | ||||
Yes | 75.2 | 24.8 | 73.8 | 26.2 | ||||
No | 77.6 | 22.4 | 88.1 | 11.9 | ||||