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Table 5 Results of logistic regression analysis for the odds of ranking home 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

.791 [.57, 1.11]

.169

.93 [.62,1.39]

.71

Female (reference)

    

Age

    

18 29

.20 [.11, .68]

.000

.21 [.09,.46]

.000

30–44

.31 [.19, .51]

.000

.35 [.19,.65]

.001

45–64

.49 [.32, .77]

.002

.56 [.32,.98]

.041

65+ (reference)

    

Household income

    

<$20-000

.87 [.44, 1.74]

.693

.87 [.39,1.91]

.721

$20,000-<$40,000

1.36 [.82, 2.25]

.237

1.36 [.74.2.50]

.321

$40,000-<$60,000

1.60 [.97, 2.64]

.064

1.86 [1.08.3.22]

.026

$60,000-<$80,000

.73 [.37, 1.44]

.365

.71 [ .33,.1.51]

.374

$80,000+ (reference)

    

Educational attainment

    

<High-school

.76 [.51, 1.14]

.184

.60 [.36,.98]

.041

College

.63 [.41, .98]

.041

.57 [.34,.97]

.036

University/Post-grad (reference)

    

Residence status

    

Rural

1.21 [.79, 1.86]

.37

 

Urban (reference)

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