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Table 2 Ordered logistic regression analyses

From: The relationship between Sense of Community and perceived service quality: rethinking the role of local communities in sustaining rural health and social care

Dependent variable

SoC

Health services evaluation

Social services evaluation

AOR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

Independent variables

 SoC

/

1.49***(1.32–1.69)

1.57***(1.33–1.77)

 Sex (female)

0.86 (0.56–1.33)

1.25 (1.17–2.92)

1.06 (0.69–1.63)

Age (reference: 18–29)

 30–44

2.19* (1.16–4.15)

0.49 (0.26–0.95)

1.06 (0.55–2.05)

 45–64

2.35** (1.35–4.08)

0.95 (0.55–1.65)

1.68 (0.96–2.94)

 65+

3.72** (1.56–8.85)

1.23 (0.49–3.07)

1.80 (0.73–4.45)

Education (reference: Elementary school or none)

 Middle school

1.00 (0.30–3.30)

0.31 (0.09–1.09)

0.65 (0.17–2.42)

 High school

0.64 (0.20–2.03)

0.23* (0.07–0.80)

0.52 (0.14–1.92)

 University

0.73 (0.22–2.39)

0.20* (0.06–0.71)

0.48 (0.13–1.81)

Employment (reference: Employed)

 Retired

1.35 (0.68–2.68)

0.88 (0.42–1.84)

0.99 (0.49–2.02)

 Unemployed

1.26 (1.09–3.16)

1.13 (0.66–1.92)

1.36 (0.80–2.32)

Raised in the Serchio Valley

1.55* (1.01–2.40)

0.38***(0.25–0.59)

0.79 (0.51–1.20)

Lives alone

0.88 (0.52–1.48)

1.03 (0.60–1.79)

0.68 (0.39–1.20)

Has a caregiver

1.20 (0.77–1.86)

1.26 (0.80–1.99)

1.35 (0.84–2.14)

Is a caregiver

1.15 (0.79–1.67)

1.14 (0.78–1.66)

0.96 (0.66–1.41)

Third-sector organization member

1.87** (1.27–2.77)

0.33***(0.22–0.50)

0.55** (0.37–0.82)

Helped by a third-sector organization

1.85** (1.18–2.92)

1.14 (0.71–1.84)

1.20 (0.73–1.95)

Used health services in the last year

0.89 (0.55–1.45)

1.06 (0.63–1.78)

0.90 (0.55–1.48)

Self-reported general health

1.30***(1.14–1.49)

1.25** (1.09–1.44)

1.17* (1.02–1.34)

  1. AOR means Adjusted Odds Ratio, 95% CI means 95% Confidence Interval
  2. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001