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Table 3 Respondents aged 40 years and over who perceived that an adverse event had occurred to themselves or a household member – multivariate analysis.

From: Consumer perceptions of safety in hospitals

Variable

RR

95% CI

Sig.*

Age (yr)

   

40–59

1.00

  

60+

0.57

0.40 – 0.84

0.004

Gender

   

Male

1.00

  

Female

1.20

0.87 – 1.64

0.267

Residence

   

Rural

1.00

  

Metropolitan

1.16

0.79 – 1.71

0.454

Country of birth

   

Australian: Non-Indigenous

1.00

  

Australian: Indigenous

2.08

1.02 – 5.53

0.093

Europe: UK/Ireland

1.19

0.77 – 1.76

0.407

Europe: Other

1.06

0.60 – 1.78

0.844

Asia

0.58

0.09 – 3.64

0.553

Other

1.12

0.53 – 2.21

0.752

Annual household income (AUD)

   

<$20,00

1.00

  

$20,001–$80,000

0.83

0.57 – 1.20

0.322

>$80,0001

0.73

0.42 – 1.29

0.280

  1. * Weighted log binomial generalized linear model