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Table 4 Characteristics of respondents who chose the same item as first priority for their personal insurance and for national budget: Logistic models (reference group: not the same choice for both questions)

From: Personal needs versus national needs: public attitudes regarding health care priorities at the personal and national levels

Version 1 of questionnaire (n = 453)

 

Odds ratio

95% confidence limits

p-value

Age group:

   

18-29

1.57

0.69 – 3.57

0.681

30-49

1.81

0.83 – 3.96

0.195

50-64

1.56

0.73 – 3.33

0.685

65+

1.00

  

Gender:

   

Men

1.00

  

Female

0.87

059 – 1.29

0.497

Income:

   

Below average

1.00

  

Average

0.97

0.59 – 1.59

0.726

Above average

1.10

0.67 – 1.79

0.619

Employment status:

   

Salaried

   

Self-employed

   

Unemployed

   

Health status:

   

Excellent

1.17

0.54 – 2.54

0.773

Very good

0.94

0.43 – 2.02

0.346

Good

1.40

0.68 – 2.86

0.191

Not so good, Bad

1.00

  

Exposure to the health system:

   

High

0.86

0.51 – 1.44

0.712

Low

1.00

  

No direct exposure

0.91

0.52 – 1.58

0.947

Version 2 of questionnaire (n = 497)

   

Age group:

   

18-29

0.78

0.33 – 1.88

0.586

30-49

0.89

0.39 – 2.06

0.789

50-64

0.93

0.42 – 2.50

0.849

Income:

   

Below average

1.18

0.74 – 1.86

0.485

Average

1.61

0.98 – 2.67

0.061

Above average

1.00

  

Employment status:

   

Salaried

0.77

0.44 – 1.35

0.356

Self-employed

1.00

  

Unemployed

0.71

0.24 – 2.09

0.536

Population group:

   

Arabs

1.00

  

Jews

1.81

1.14 – 2.88

0.011