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Table 2 Results of logistic regression analysis for the odds of ranking child care first for new government spending (No=0, Yes=1)

From: Public preferences for government spending in Canada

Characteristics

Model 1: Unadjusted OR†

Model 2: Adjusted OR‡

 

Odds ratio [95% CI]

P

Odds ratio [95% CI]

P

Sex

    

Male

1.40 [1.05,1.86]

.022

2.18 [1.25,3.79]

.006

Female (reference)

    

Age

    

18 29

11.4 [5.48,23.7]

.000

1.65 [.11,24.2]

.715

30–44

8.12 [3.95,16.7]

.000

1.05 [.08,14.4]

.968

45–64

2.88 [1.38,5.98]

.005

.65 [.05,9.13]

.749

65+ (reference)

    

Household income

    

<$20-000

.48 [.27,.85]

.012

.92 [.30,2.84]

.889

$20,000-<$40,000

.69 [.45,1.05]

.085

.72 [.28,1.85]

.501

$40,000-<$60,000

.66 [.43,1.02]

.061

.67 [.31,1.46]

.313

$60,000-<$80,000

.92 [.57,1.49]

.743

.91 [.40,2.06]

.823

$80,000+ (reference)

    

Educational attainment

    

<High-school

1.10 [.77,1.57]

.593

1.75 [.82,3.74]

.151

College

1.08 [.74,1.56]

.704

1.16 [.58,2.32]

.672

University/Post-grad (reference)

    

Parenthood

    

Children <6 years of age

4.21[2.68,6.63]

.000

4.73 [2.56,8.75]

.000

No children <6 years of age reference

    

Residence status

    

Rural

.97 [.66, 1.42]

.867

  

Urban (reference)

    
  1. †Model 1 entered all variables independently.
  2. ‡ Model 2 entered variables significant (p<0.05) deemed important from model 1.