Sample | All respondents | Respondents with periodic doctor visits | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Explanatory variables | ORa | 95% CIb | OR | 95% CI |
Self-related health | ||||
Good | 1 | 1 | ||
Somewhat good | 1.14 | (1.06, 1.24) | 1.13 | (0.99, 1.29) |
Average | 1.07 | (1.01, 1.12) | 1.14 | (1.04, 1.24) |
Somewhat poor | 1.21 | (1.15, 1.27) | 1.16 | (1.08, 1.25) |
Poor | 1.19 | (1.11, 1.27) | 1.15 | (1.05, 1.26) |
Sex | ||||
Male | 1 | 1 | ||
Female | 1.26 | (1.11, 1.42) | 1.07 | (0.89, 1.30) |
Age | ||||
29 years or below | 1 | 1 | ||
30–39 years | 0.90 | (0.74, 1.09) | 0.90 | (0.67, 1.23) |
40–49 years | 1.23 | (1.01, 1.50) | 1.08 | (0.80, 1.48) |
50–59 years | 1.70 | (1.37, 2.12) | 1.65 | (1.17, 2.33) |
60 years or above | 3.90 | (3.13, 4.85) | 3.24 | (2.30, 4.55) |
Educational attainment | ||||
Junior high school | 1 | 1 | ||
High school | 1.22 | (0.84, 1.78) | 1.13 | (0.62, 2.08) |
Junior college | 1.36 | (0.90, 2.04) | 1.21 | (0.63, 2.33) |
College or above | 1.15 | (0.79, 1.67) | 1.12 | (0.61, 2.05) |
Job status | ||||
Regular employee | 1 | 1 | ||
Non-regular employee | 1.05 | (0.89, 1.25) | 0.86 | (0.66, 1.12) |
Self-employment worker | 1.23 | (0.96, 1.58) | 1.38 | (0.91, 2.10) |
Unemployed | 1.05 | (0.86, 1.28) | 1.05 | (0.77, 1.42) |
Out of labor force | 1.12 | (0.79, 1.58) | 1.16 | (0.67, 2.02) |
Student | 1.53 | (1.19, 1.95) | 0.96 | (0.65, 1.42) |
Household income | ||||
Low | ||||
Moderate | 1.24 | (1.07, 1.45) | 1.19 | (0.94, 1.51) |
High | 1.48 | (1.24, 1.78) | 1.22 | (0.92, 1.62) |
Marital status | ||||
Unmarried | 1 | 1 | ||
Married | 1.01 | (0.87, 1.18) | 0.99 | (0.78, 1.25) |
Family | ||||
Living with family members | 1 | 1 | ||
Living alone | 0.63 | (0.53, 0.75) | 0.59 | (0.45, 0.77) |
Number of doctors per population at the prefecture level | ||||
Low | 1 | 1 | ||
Moderate | 0.93 | (0.81, 1.08) | 0.92 | (0.74, 1.15) |
High | 0.99 | (0.86, 1.14) | 1.10 | (0.88, 1.37) |
N | 5,234 | 2,529 |