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Table 4 Results of logistic regression analysis for the odds of ranking dental 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

0.98 [0.73,1.34]

0.933

0.99 [0.67,1.45]

0.989

Female (reference)

    

Age

    

18 29

1.17 [0.68,2.02]

0.579

1.52 [0.74,3.15]

0.258

30–44

0.99 [0.59,1.69]

0.988

2.03 [1.04,3.97]

0.038

45–64

1.14 [0.69,1.87]

0.619

1.88 [0.99,3.55]

0.053

65+ (reference)

    

Household income

    

<$20-000

2.70 [1.56,4.66]

0.000

2.15 [1.10,4.17]

0.024

$20,000-<$40,000

1.58 [0.97,2.56]

0.066

1.09 [0.60, 1.97]

0.787

$40,000-<$60,000

1.23 [0.74,2.05]

0.424

1.04 [0.59, 1.83]

0.893

$60,000-<$80,000

0.98 [0.53,1.81]

0.955

1.01 [0.52, 1.94]

0.977

$80,000+ (reference)

    

Educational attainment

    

<High-school

0.98 [0.65,1.46]

0.901

0.94 [0.57,1.53]

0.790

College

1.58 [1.07,2.32]

0.022

1.64 [1.02,2.65]

0.041

University/Post-grad (reference)

    

Private health insurance status

    

Insured

0.38 [0.27,0.51]

0.000

0.313 [0.20,0.48]

0.000

Non-insured (reference)

    

Residence status

    

Rural

1.19 [0.80,1.77]

0.389

 

Urban (reference)

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