Variable | Levels | ORs (95% CI)† | Coefficient Significance | LR Significance |
Respondent age | <25 | Ref. | * | |
25–34 | 1.36 (1.04 to 1.78) | * | ||
35–44 | 1.35 (1.01 to 1.79) | * | ||
45+ | 1.50 (1.07 to 2.10) | * | ||
Respondent level of education | <High school | Ref. | *** | |
Some high school | 0.53 (0.26 to 1.01) | – | ||
Completed high school or equivalent | 0.53 (0.27 to 0.98) | – | ||
College or non-university certificate/diploma | 0.48 (0.25 to 0.88) | * | ||
Undergraduate degree or some university education | 0.45 (0.23 to 0.83) | * | ||
Postgraduate degree or professional designation | 0.40 (0.20 to 0.74) | ** | ||
Respondent relationship to child | Mother | Ref. | – | |
Father | 1.15 (0.96 to 1.39) | – | ||
Other | 1.09 (0.80 to 1.51) | – | ||
Child health status | Poor | Ref. | *** | |
Fair | 1.27 (0.95 to 1.69) | – | ||
Good | 1.55 (1.19 to 2.02) | ** | ||
Very Good | 1.97 (1.52 to 2.56) | *** | ||
Excellent | 3.23 (2.48 to 4.20) | *** | ||
Child age at discharge | <1 | Ref. | ** | |
1–4 | 0.85 (0.73 to 0.99) | * | ||
5–8 | 0.88 (0.72 to 1.06) | – | ||
9–12 | 1.14 (0.91 to 1.43) | – | ||
13–17 | 0.88 (0.71 to 1.09) | – | ||
Hospital type | General | Ref. | *** | |
Paediatric | 4.75 (4.20 to 5.38) | *** |
p-values fall below the following levels:
*p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001
†ORs from the model
LR, likelihood ratio.