Examining the predictors of healthcare facility choice for outpatient care among older adults in India using Andersen’s revised healthcare utilization framework model

Table 1 Background characteristics of the older adults (aged 45 years and above) who received outpatient care in one year prior to survey in India, LASI wave 1, 2017–18

Variables	n	Percent	SE	95% CI
Age group
45–54 years	11,862	34.3	0.003	33.8–34.8
55–64 years	10,691	30.9	0.002	30.4–31.4
65 & above years	12,035	34.8	0.003	34.3–35.3
Sex
Male	15,146	43.8	0.003	43.3–44.3
Female	19,442	56.2	0.003	55.7–56.7
Place of resident
Rural	22,208	64.2	0.003	63.7–64.7
Urban	12,380	35.8	0.003	35.3–36.3
Years of schooling
No schooling	16,300	47.1	0.003	46.6–47.7
01–05 years	6,440	18.6	0.002	18.2–19.0
06–11 years	8,665	25.1	0.002	24.6–25.5
12 & above years	3,183	9.2	0.002	8.9–9.5
Marital status
Never married	345	1.0	0.001	0.9–1.1
Currently married	25,353	73.3	0.002	72.8–73.8
Divorced and others	8,890	25.7	0.002	25.2–26.2
Wealth status
Poorest	5,933	17.2	0.002	16.8–17.6
Poorer	6,866	19.9	0.002	19.4–20.3
Middle	6,995	20.2	0.002	19.8–20.6
Richer	7,375	21.3	0.002	20.9–21.8
Richest	7,419	21.4	0.002	21.0–21.9
Health insurance
Yes	7,925	22.9	0.002	22.5–23.4
No	26,616	77.0	0.002	76.6–77.5
Missing	47	0.1	-	-
Economic activity
Not working	18,504	53.5	0.003	53.0–54.0
Primary	5,678	16.4	0.002	16.0–16.8
Non-primary	10,406	30.1	0.002	29.6–30.6
Purpose for visit
Immunization	1,302	3.8	0.001	3.6–4.0
Consultation	1,405	4.1	0.001	3.8–4.3
Medical check-up	6,863	19.8	0.002	19.4–20.3
Treatment for illness	23,887	69.1	0.002	68.6–69.6
Treatment for injure	1,131	3.3	0.001	3.1–3.5
Self-rated health
Good	11,332	33.1	0.003	32.6–33.6
Fair	15,316	44.8	0.003	44.2–45.3
Bad	7,567	22.1	0.002	21.7–22.6
Missing	371	1.1	-	-
Total (n)	34,588	100	-	-

Note: n refers sample size, SE stands Standard Errors, and CI refers Confidence Intervals

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