Table 3 Multiple linear regression predicting visits to the physician

Constant

-.437

.433

.313

Background

  Age

.014

.005

.100

.010*

  Married

-.006

.027

-.009

.813

  Size of town raised

.014

.025

.021

.571

  College education

.009

.026

.013

.728

  Income

.096

.025

.143

.001**

  HMO member

.018

.026

.025

.495

Behavioral

  Varsity sport

-.069

.025

-.102

.007**

  Smoking

  Non-smoking vs. light smoking

-.018

.032

-.023

.569

  Non-smoking vs. heavy smoking

.079

.029

.114

.006**

Personality

  Self-disciplined

-.002

.008

-.010

.834

  Routine

.009

.006

.058

.155

  Spontaneous

-.009

.008

-.051

.247

  Adventurous

.019

.008

.119

.014*

  Comfortable taking risks

-.004

.007

-.022

.616

  High self-worth

-.007

.009

-.034

.437

  More dominant

.009

.007

.052

.240

  Restless

.001

.006

.007

.859

  Self-centered

-.001

.007

-.008

.841