Table 4. Sociodemographic characteristics of tendency to contact GP rather than self-care for minor illness.
VariablesUnivariate (N = 2722),OR (95% CI), nP valueFinal multivariable model (N = 2148),OR (95% CI), nP value
Age , years <0.001<0.001
 18–241.0 (ref), 1581.0 (ref), 123
 25–341.0 (0.7 to 1.5), 3481.0 (0.6 to 1.6), 269
 35–440.9 (0.6 to 1.4), 4370.8 (0.5 to 1.3), 327
 45–540.8 (0.6 to 1.2), 4460.9 (0.5 to 1.4), 361
 55–641.1 (0.7 to 1.6), 4841.3 (0.8 to 2.1), 393
 65–741.4 (0.96to 2.1), 4681.4 (0.9 to 2.1), 397
 ≥752.0 (1.4 to 3.0), 3762.0 (1.2 to 3.2), 278
 Data missing, n 5—
Ethnic group <0.001<0.001
 White1.0 (ref), 24391.0 (ref), 1967
 BAME1.7 (1.3 to 2.2), 2832.1 (1.5 to 3.0), 181
 Data missing, n 0—
Region 0.041
 North England1.0 (ref), 449
 Midlands1.1 (0.8 to 1.4), 738
 South England1.3 (0.99 to 1.6), 897
 London1.5 (1.1 to 2.0), 262
 Wales1.4 (0.9 to 2.1), 127
 Scotland1.4 (1.0 to 2.0), 249
 Data missing, n 0
Car ownership 0.004
 ≥11.0 (ref), 1388
 None1.5 (1.2 to 1.9), 395
 Not askeda 1.1 (0.9 to 1.3), 939
 Data missing, n 0
Personal access to internet a <0.001
 Yes1.0 (ref), 2393
 No1.8 (1.5 to 2.3), 329
 Data missing, n 0
General health <0.001
 Excellent1.0 (ref), 207
 Very good1.0 (0.7 to 1.3), 695
 Good1.2 (0.9 to 1.7), 763
 Fair1.4 (0.96 to 2.0), 339
 Poor1.8 (1.2 to 2.8), 151
 Can’t choose2.2 (1.0 to 4.5), 35
 Data missing, n 532
Long - term limiting illness 0.004
 None1.0 (ref), 1656
 Non-limiting1.0 (0.8 to 1.3), 556
 Limiting1.4 (1.1 to 1.7), 503
 Do not know5.2 (1.0 to 27.0), 7
 Data missing, n 0

  • aOne of the four samples used by NatCen did not ask about car ownership. BAME = black, Asian, and minority ethnic. OR = odds ratio.