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Table 4 Linear Regressions on Total PCAT Scores

From: The quality of primary care in community health centers: comparison among urban, suburban and rural users in Shanghai, China

Variable

Group

Model I

Model II

ß

T value

P value

ß

T value

P value

District

Urban

Ref.

  

Ref.

  

Suburban

2.18

14.16

< 0.001

1.57

8.90

< 0.001

Rural

0.47

3.05

< 0.01

−0.21

−0.93

0.35

Socio-demographic characteristics

 Gender

Male

   

Ref.

  

Female

   

−0.07

− 0.57

0.57

 Age (year)

≤60

   

Ref.

  

61–70

   

−0.60

−3.51

< 0.001

> 70

   

−0.52

−2.79

0.01

 Marital status

Married

   

Ref.

  

Unmarried

   

−0.63

−1.11

0.27

 Employment status

Employed

   

Ref.

  

Unemployed/retired

   

0.18

1.15

0.25

 Education

Primary school or below

   

Ref.

  

Junior school

   

−0.22

−1.34

0.18

Senior high school

   

−0.13

− 0.63

0.53

College or above

   

0.81

3.11

< 0.001

 Average monthly family income (RMB)

< 3000

   

Ref.

  

3000 – 4000

   

−0.07

−0.34

0.73

4001– 6000

   

−0.33

−1.62

0.11

≥6000

   

−1.24

−5.21

< 0.001

Not sure

   

−2.07

−8.46

< 0.001

 Health insurance

No

   

Ref.

  

Yes

   

0.20

1.25

0.21

Health service utilization

 Frequency of seeking health service in CHC

More than once per month

   

Ref.

  

Every one to three months

   

−0.66

−3.15

< 0.001

More than every three months

   

−0.56

−2.38

0.02

Don’t know/Not sure

   

0.02

0.07

0.94

 Times seeking outpatient service in the previous year

≤10

   

Ref.

  

10–15

   

−0.34

−1.81

0.07

15–20

   

0.02

0.10

0.92

> 20

   

−1.81

−9.27

< 0.001

 Times seeking inpatient service in the previous year

0

   

Ref.

  

1

   

0.05

0.27

0.79

≥2

   

0.43

1.13

0.26

 Self-perceived health status

Poor/Fair

   

Ref.

  

Good/Excellent

   

0.35

2.58

0.01

 Physical or mental disease lasting over one year

Yes

   

Ref.

  

No

   

−0.49

−3.20

< 0.001

Not sure

   

−1.48

−5.75

< 0.001

 Chronic disease

Yes

   

Ref.

  

No

   

− 0.81

−3.70

< 0.001

 Adjusted R square

  

0.086

 

0.204