Table 1 Correlates of health service utilisation – for ‘GP visit in the past 12 months’ and ‘yearly health check-ups’

  At least once per year

4.43 (3.35–5.86)

4.45 (3.35–5.92)

9.02 (7.05–11.52)

7.01 (5.46–9.01)

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-

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  Less often or never

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  Yes

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-

-

-

4.43 (3.35–5.86)

4.40 (3.31–5.85)

9.02 (7.05–11.52)

7.00 (5.45–8.98)

  No

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  None

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  1 condition

2.30 (1.77–3.00)

2.11 (1.61–2.76)

3.40 (2.72–4.24)

2.57 (2.04–3.24)

1.37 (1.12–1.67)

1.21 (0.99–1.49)

2.13 (1.88–2.42)

1.82 (1.60–2.08)

  2 conditions

3.71 (2.36–5.86)

3.36 (2.09–5.38)

5.64 (3.92–8.12)

3.72 (2.55–5.42)

2.06 (1.58–2.68)

1.76 (1.33–2.32)

2.87 (2.44–3.37)

2.37 (2.00–2.81)

  3 or more conditions

4.23 (2.21–8.10)

4.37 (2.23–8.56)

6.23 (4.10–9.45)

3.17 (2.03–4.94)

1.73 (1.21–2.47)

1.39 (0.95–2.03)

3.90 (3.26–4.66)

3.08 (2.52–3.77)

  Major City

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-

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-

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-

  Inner Regional

0.72 (0.58–0.88)

0.68 (0.54–0.85)

0.73 (0.62–0.88)

0.77 (0.64–0.94)

0.95 (0.78–1.15)

1.05 (0.86–1.28)

0.95 (0.84–1.08)

0.97 (0.84–1.11)

  Outer Regional

0.69 (0.55–0.86)

0.67 (0.53–0.85)

0.89 (0.73–1.08)

0.92 (0.74–1.13)

0.96 (0.78–1.18)

1.09 (0.87–1.36)

0.97 (0.85–1.11)

0.96 (0.83–1.11)

  Completed Year12

1.23 (1.02–1.49)

1.25 (1.00–1.55)

1.07 (0.92–1.24)

1.16 (0.97–1.37)

1.08 (0.90–1.29)

0.98 (0.81–1.20)

0.78 (0.70–0.86)

0.73 (0.65–0.82)

  Did not complete Year12

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  Australia

1.22 (0.98–1.51)

1.31 (1.03–1.66)

1.04 (0.87–1.24)

1.10 (0.90–1.33)

0.89 (0.73–1.09)

0.78 (0.63–0.97)

0.97 (0.86–1.09)

0.88 (0.77–1.00)

  Overseas

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  Never married

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  Widowed, divorced, separated

1.03 (0.57–1.88)

0.73 (0.38–1.41)

1.61 (1.14–2.27)

1.36 (0.91–2.04)

1.09 (0.64–1.86)

0.86 (0.49–1.53)

1.37 (1.08–1.75)

1.35 (1.01–1.80)

  Married/de facto

1.32 (1.11–1.57)

1.17 (0.94–1.47)

1.56 (1.23–1.98)

1.57 (1.15–2.15)

0.76 (0.65–0.89)

0.67 (0.54–0.82)

1.00 (0.84–1.20)

0.95 (0.75–1.20)

  Currently employed

1.46 (1.17–1.83)

1.48 (1.16–1.89)

0.64 (0.47–0.86)

0.79 (0.56–1.11)

0.94 (0.76–1.16)

1.01 (0.80–1.28)

0.70 (0.58–0.83)

0.83 (0.68–1.02)

  Currently unemployed

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  Yes

1.40 (1.18–1.66)

1.34 (1.11–1.62)

1.39 (1.19–1.62)

1.24 (1.04–1.47)

1.03 (0.88–1.20)

1.02 (0.86–1.20)

1.21 (1.09–1.35)

1.25 (1.11–1.42)

  No

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  Yes, at least one

1.27 (1.06–1.53)

1.33 (1.08–1.63)

1.10 (0.92–1.30)

1.06 (0.87–1.29)

0.93 (0.79–1.09)

0.82 (0.68–0.98)

0.87 (0.78–0.98)

0.70 (0.62–0.80)

  No, none

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  One or more children

1.39 (1.15–1.68)

1.39 (1.09–1.77)

1.30 (1.06–1.60)

1.22 (0.93–1.59)

0.87 (0.74–1.03)

1.01 (0.81–1.25)

0.96 (0.82–1.11)

0.93 (0.77–1.13)

  No children

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  Yes

0.90 (0.73–1.11)

0.86 (0.68–1.10)

0.66 (0.55–0.79)

0.66 (0.54–0.82)

1.07 (0.88–1.29)

1.12 (0.90–1.39)

0.82 (0.72–0.94)

0.87 (0.74–1.02)

  No

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-

-

-

-

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-

  Harmful consumption

1.01 (0.85–1.20)

1.07 (0.89–1.29)

0.91 (0.78–1.07)

1.02 (0.86–1.21)

0.82 (0.70–0.96)

0.80 (0.68–0.94)

0.77 (0.70–0.86)

0.73 (0.65–0.82)

  Non harmful consumption

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-

-

-

-

-

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-

  Very good/excellent

0.86 (0.71–1.03)

1.05 (0.85–1.29)

0.57 (0.49–0.68)

0.68 (0.57–0.83)

0.86 (0.73–1.02)

0.99 (0.82–1.18)

0.79 (0.71–0.88)

1.12 (0.98–1.25)

  Good or less

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  Yes

1.13 (0.90–1.42)

0.92 (0.72–1.18)

1.59 (1.32–1.91)

1.13 (0.92–1.38)

1.44 (1.19–1.74)

1.42 (1.15–1.74)

1.57 (1.41–1.76)

1.33 (1.17–1.50)

  No

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  Yes

1.98 (1.13–3.47)

1.58 (0.86–2.87)

3.89 (2.59–5.85)

1.91 (1.24–2.94)

1.45 (0.99–2.12)

1.21 (0.81–1.80)

2.34 (1.97–2.77)

1.56 (1.29–1.88)

  No

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