Table 2 Logistic regression for having a regular health care provider for “regular provider” sample (n = 14,077)

 Time since immigration

< 0.001

  0–9 years

1

1.00

   ≥ 10 years

0.557 (0.095)

5.86

1.75 (1.45, 2.10)

< 0.001

 Sex

< 0.001

  Male

  Female

0.544 (0.082)

6.62

1.72 (1.47, 2.03)

< 0.001

 Age

< 0.001

  18–39 years

  40–64 years

0.345 (0.100)

3.46

1.41 (1.16, 1.72)

0.001

  65–79 years

1.026 (0.158)

6.51

2.79 (2.05, 3.80)

<  0.001

   ≥ 80 years

1.410 (0.260)

5.43

4.09 (2.46, 6.82)

<  0.001

 Marital status

< 0.001

  Single

  Widowed/divorced/separated

0.132 (0.162)

0.82

1.14 (0.83, 1.57)

0.414

  Married or common-law

0.636 (0.117)

5.42

1.89 (1.50, 2.38)

<  0.001

 Sense of belonging to local community

< 0.001

  Very weak

  Somewhat weak

0.150 (0.174)

0.86

1.16 (0.82, 1.64)

0.391

  Somewhat strong

0.517 (0.165)

3.14

1.68 (1.21, 2.32)

0.002

  Very strong

0.584 (0.184)

3.17

1.79 (1.25, 2.57)

0.002

 Total household income

< 0.001

  No income or < $20,000

  $20,000–$39,999

0.536 (0.162)

3.30

1.71 (1.24, 2.35)

0.001

  $40,000–$59,999

0.725 (01.67)

4.33

2.06 (1.49, 2.87)

< 0.001

  $60,000–$79,999

0.946 (0.180)

5.26

2.58 (1.81, 3.67)

< 0.001

  $80,000 or more

1.039 (0.156)

6.68

2.83 (2.08, 3.84)

< 0.001

 Education

0.033

  Less than secondary school

–

–

  Secondary school

−0.185 (0.182)

−1.02

0.83 (0.58, 1.19)

0.307

  Post-secondary

−0.314 (0.156)

−2.01

0.73 (0.54, 0.99)

0.045

 Self-perceived health

0.035

  Poor

–

  Fair

−0.546 (0.351)

−1.55

0.58 (0.29, 1.15)

0.121

  Good

− 0.542 (0.313)

−1.73

0.58 (0.31, 1.08)

0.084

  Very good

−0.676 (0.314)

−2.15

0.51 (0.27, 0.94)

0.031

  Excellent

−0.734 (0.320)

−2.29

0.48 (0.26, 0.90)

0.022

 Number of medical conditions

< 0.001

  Zero

–

–

  One

0.243 (0.105)

2.31

1.27 (1.04, 1.57)

0.021

  Two

0.450 (0.129)

3.49

1.57 (1.22, 2.02)

0.001

  Three or more

0.858 (0.142)

6.05

2.36 (1.79, 3.12)

< 0.001