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Table 4 Association between preferential status and the first occurrence of use of residential care within the permanent sample of persons covered by the Belgian public health insurance (2004–09)

From: Long-term care use and socio-economic status in Belgium: a survival analysis using health care insurance data

Model

Variable

Men

Women

  

Est.

St.error

Sign.

Est.

St.error

Sign.

Basic model

Pref. Status

0.119

0.070

0.090

0.015

0.043

0.724

Interaction with age

Pref. Status

0.499

0.208

0.017

0.031

0.146

0.831

 

Interaction var

−0.021

0.011

0.057

−0.001

0.007

0.909

With chronic conditions

Pref. Status

0.485

0.212

0.022

0.037

0.147

0.799

 

Interaction var

−0.022

0.011

0.048

−0.003

0.007

0.725

  1. Coefficients estimated by discrete survival analysis using logistic regression.
  2. Also included in all models: age, partner (time-dependent), province, year, quarter.
  3. * interaction variable is specified as preferential_status * (age – 65).