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| Doctor contacts became frequent2 | Hospitalized for at least one night3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adjusted risk ratio | 95% confidence interval | Adjusted risk ratio | 95% confidence interval | |
| Immigration status and duration of residence | ||||
| Canadian-born4 | 1.0 |
... |
1.0 |
... |
| Recent European immigrants | 0.7 |
0.4, 1.2 |
0.6 |
0.3, 1.3 |
| Long-term European immigrants | 1.1 |
0.9, 1.2 |
1.0 |
0.8, 1.2 |
| Recent non-European immigrants | 1.56 |
1.1, 2.1 |
0.9 |
0.6, 1.4 |
| Long-term non-European immigrants | 1.1 |
0.8, 1.4 |
0.8 |
0.5, 1.3 |
| Sex | ||||
| Men4 | 1.0 |
... |
1.0 |
... |
| Women | 1.66 |
1.5, 1.8 |
1.46 |
1.2, 1.6 |
| Age group | ||||
| 18 to 344 | 1.0 |
... |
1.0 |
... |
| 35 to 54 | 0.95 |
0.8, 1.0 |
0.86 |
0.7, 1.0 |
| 55 and over | 1.46 |
1.2, 1.6 |
1.86 |
1.5, 2.1 |
| Income adequacy | ||||
| Low | 1.1 |
0.9, 1.2 |
1.1 |
0.9, 1.3 |
| Not low4 | 1.0 |
... |
1.0 |
... |
| Education | ||||
| Less than secondary graduation | 1.1 |
0.9, 1.2 |
1.36 |
1.2, 1.5 |
| Secondary graduation/ Somepostsecondary | 1.0 |
0.9, 1.2 |
1.0 |
0.9, 1.2 |
| Postsecondary graduation4 | 1.0 |
... |
1.0 |
... |
| Note: All explanatory variables are based on situation in 1994/95. Because of rounding, some confidence intervals with 1.0 as upper/lower limit are significant. | ||||
| 1. Reported good, very good or excellent health in 1994/95. | ||||
| 2. 6 or more contacts in previous year; based on non-frequent visitors to doctors in 1994/95. | ||||
| 3. Not hospitalized in 1994/95. | ||||
| 4. Reference category. | ||||
| 5. Significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05). | ||||
| 6. Significantly different from reference category (p < 0.01). | ||||
| Data source: 1994/95 to 2002/03 National Population Health Survey, longitudinal file. | ||||