Table 7 GPCare-1 (multivariate analysis): Relation of patient characteristics with “doctor takes my problems very seriously” (n = 811)

Male (Ref. female)

0.90

0.68–1.19

n.s.

Age (in years)

1.01

1.00–1.02

n.s.

Has chronic illness (Ref. no chronic illness)

1.16

0.84–1.61

n.s.

Migration background (Ref. no migration background)

0.70

0.51–0.97

0.03

Unemployment experience (Ref. no unemployment experience)

0.94

0.68–1.30

n.s.

Chronic stress

0.98

0.96–0.99

< 0.01

Secondary modern school (Ref. no schooling completed)

0.53

0.20–1.42

n.s.

O-levels (Ref. no schooling completed)

0.62

0.23–1.71

n.s.

High school degree (Ref. no schooling completed)

1.00

0.37–2.76

n.s.

Vocational degree (Ref. no schooling completed)

0.58

0.22–1.50

n.s.

University degree (Ref. no schooling completed)

0.57

0.22–1.49

n.s.