Univariate analyses of predictor variables with the ordinal dependent variable (expressed as the number of times remained silent as a percentage of the total number of opportunities)
| n=293* | Remained silent | p Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0% | 1–99% | 100% | ||
| Age (range 19–85, mean 42.5±14.0)† | 0.03 | |||
| <30 | 8 (14.0) | 17 (29.8) | 32 (56.1) | |
| ≥30 | 68 (29.1) | 74 (31.6) | 92 (39.3) | |
| Education (years)‡ | 0.84 | |||
| <10 | 9 (24.3) | 13 (35.1) | 15 (40.5) | |
| 10–12 | 30 (24.8) | 37 (30.6) | 54 (44.6) | |
| >12 | 36 (27.1) | 40 (30.1) | 57 (42.9) | |
| Country of birth† | 0.91 | |||
| Sweden | 63 (24.4) | 82 (31.8) | 113 (43.8) | |
| Other Nordic country | 1 (20.0) | 2 (40.0) | 2 (40.0) | |
| Other European country | 4 (40.0) | 3 (30.0 | 3 (30.0) | |
| Outside Europe | 5 (33.3) | 4 (26.7) | 6 (40.0) | |
| Occupation (latest 12 months)† | 0.93 | |||
| (Self) employed | 61 (26.6) | 69 (30.1) | 99 (43.2) | |
| Other | 14 (24.1) | 18 (31.0) | 26 (44.8) | |
| Any lifetime emotional abuse§‡ | 0.30 | |||
| No | 55 (29.6) | 51 (27.4) | 80 (43.0) | |
| Yes | 19 (18.3) | 40 (38.5) | 45 (43.3) | |
| Any lifetime physical abuse§‡ | 0.33 | |||
| No (including mild abuse) | 57 (26.9) | 57 (26.9) | 98 (46.2) | |
| Yes | 18 (22.8) | 34 (43.0) | 27 (34.2) | |
| Any lifetime sexual abuse§‡ | 0.08 | |||
| No | 66 (29.9) | 61 (27.6) | 94 (42.5) | |
| Yes | 9 (12.9) | 29 (41.4) | 32 (45.7) | |
| Median (range) | ||||
| Self-rated health‡ | 0.13 | |||
| Range 1–7 (7 being very good) | 5 (1–7) | |||
| Household income (SEK/month before taxes)‡ | 0.09 | |||
| Range <7000—>65000 | 35–44900(<7000—>65000) | |||
| Subjective social status‡ | 0.17 | |||
| Range 1–10 (10 being the highest) | 6 (1–10) | |||
| Knowledge of patient rights‡ | <0.01 | |||
| Range 0–10 (0=none, 10=to a high degree) | 4 (0–10) | |||
| Days to respond‡ | 0.49 | |||
| Based on 12 months to 30 days | 18 (0–273) | |||
*deviations in percentages exist due to item non-response.
†tested with Cramer's V.
‡tested with Kruskal's γ.
§according to questions from the Norvold Abuse Questionnaire.