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Table 2 Respondents aged 40 years and over who perceived that an adverse event had occurred to themselves or a household member – univariate analysis.

From: Consumer perceptions of safety in hospitals

Variable

Adverse event (%)

Total (N)

RR

95% CI

Sig.*

Age (yr)

 

1126

   

40–59

17.3

648

1.00

  

60+

12.2

478

0.70

0.52 – 0.96

0.025

Gender

 

1126

   

Male

13.7

542

1.00

  

Female

16.4

584

1.20

0.88 – 1.63

0.244

Residence

 

1126

   

Rural

13.5

355

1.00

  

Metropolitan

15.8

771

1.17

0.80 – 1.69

0.417

Country of birth

 

1126

   

Australian: Non-Indigenous

14.0

763

1.00

  

Australian: Indigenous

37.1

16

2.64

1.17 – 5.95

0.019

Europe: UK/Ireland

18.2

172

1.30

0.88 – 1.92

0.183

Europe: Other

15.8

113

1.12

0.67 – 1.88

0.654

Asia

8.4

15

0.60

0.09 – 3.91

0.595

Other

15.2

47

1.08

0.54 – 2.17

0.822

Annual household income (AUD)

 

1018

   

<$20,00

15.6

382

1.00

  

$20,001–$80,000

15.8

489

1.02

0.73 – 1.41

0.928

>$80,0001

15.6

147

1.00

0.59 – 1.69

0.996

  1. * Weighted log binomial generalized linear model