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Table 4 Association of respondent characteristics with attitude towards registering with a GP practice

From: Telephone survey of private patients' views on continuity of care and registration with general practice in Ireland

 

Would you think it is important or not to be officially registered with one GP practice of your choice?

Characteristic

 

Number

Very/fairly

Neither

Not very/fairly

Statistic

Age (n = 400)

18–34 years

105

77.1%

4.8%

18.1%

X2 = 3.73, 4df, p = 0.44

 

35–54 years

186

80.1%

4.8%

15.1%

 
 

55–69 years

109

86.2%

4.6%

9.2%

 

Gender (n = 400)

Male

133

73.7%

6.8%

19.5%

X2 = 6.95, 2df, p = 0.03*

 

Female

267

84.6%

3.7%

11.6%

 

Marital status (n = 400)

Single

138

78.3%

4.3%

17.4%

X2 = 1.7, 2df, p = 0.42

 

Married/cohabiting

262

82.4%

5%

12.6%

 

Children in household (n = 400)

Yes

132

81.8%

4.5%

13.6%

X2 = 0.09 2df, p = 0.96

 

No

268

80.6%

4.9%

14.6%

 

Social class (n = 399)

AB

140

77.9%

7.1%

15%

X2 = 3.43, 4df, p = 0.49

 

C

195

83.6%

3.1%

4.7%

 
 

DE

64

79.7%

13.3%

15.6%

 

Employment status (n = 397)

Working

285

80.7%

4.9%

14.4%

X2 = 0.11, 2df, p = 0.95

 

Unemployed

112

82.1%

4.5%

13.4%

 

Commute distance (n = 394)

<2 km

143

85.3%

4.2%

10.5%

X2 = 0.2.58, 2df, p = 0.27

 

>2 km

251

78.9%

5.2%

15.9%

 

Health status (n = 400)

Good

356

81.7%

4.2%

14%

X2 = 2.28, 2df, p = 0.32

 

Poor

44

75%

9.1%

15.9%

 

Long term illness or disability (n = 398)

Yes

82

84.1%

4.9%

11%

X2 = 0.95, 2df, p = 0.62

 

No

316

80.4%

4.4%

15.2%

 
  1. *Significant at 5% level