Table 2 Sources of information regarding health topics stratified by age and gender
All age group | 35–44 years | 45–54 years | 55–64 years | 65–74 years | 75+ years | Unadjusted models b | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 2032 (%) | n = 2112 (%) | n = 450 (%)c | n = 461 (%)c | n = 524 (%)c | n = 542 (%)c | n = 438 (%)c | n = 450 (%)c | n = 363 (%)c | n = 388 (%)c | n = 257 (%)c | n = 271 (%)c | OR | ||
Variable a | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | Aging trend | M |
General practitioner | 71.0 (1442) | 73.2 (1547) | 65.1 (293) | 69.8 (322) | 64.5 (338) | 69.9 (379) | 74.4 (326) | 75.3 (339) | 75.5 (274) | 74.5 (289) | 82.1 (211) | 80.4 (218) | 1.02*** (linear trend) | 0.90 |
Specialist | 39.0 (793) | 39.9 (842) | 34.9 (157) | 36.7 (169) | 33.4 (175) | 35.8 (194) | 43.2 (189) | 44.0 (198) | 43.5 (158) | 44.6 (173) | 44.4 (114) | 39.9 (108) | 1.00*** (cubic trend) | 0.96 |
Pharmacist | 31.3 (636) | 31.9 (674) | 28.2 (127) | 28.4 (131) | 28.2 (148) | 28.4 (154) | 34.5 (151) | 34.2 (154) | 34.7 (126) | 37.9 (147) | 32.7 (84) | 32.5 (88) | 1.00*** (cubic trend) | 0.97 |
Internet | 33.7 (684) | 29.4 (621) | 50.7 (228) | 48.4 (223) | 42.9 (225) | 39.1 (212) | 33.8 (148) | 28.4 (128) | 17.9 (65) | 10.3 (40) | 7.0 (18) | 6.6 (18) | 0.99*** (square trend) | 1.23*** |
Friends/ Acquaintance | 24.0 (488) | 26.3 (556) | 20.0 (90) | 28.0 (129) | 23.5 (123) | 24.5 (133) | 26.9 (118) | 28.2 (127) | 26.4 (96) | 22.9 (89) | 23.7 (61) | 28.8 (78) | 1.00 (linear trend) | 0.89 |
Magazines | 20.5 (416) | 24.9 (526) | 18.0 (81) | 24.5 (113) | 16.6 (87) | 24.0 (130) | 24.7 (108) | 25.8 (116) | 23.1 (84) | 26.0 (101) | 21.8 (56) | 24.4 (66) | 1.01 (linear trend) | 0.78*** |
Health insurance | 14.2 (289) | 14.3 (302) | 13.3 (60) | 16.5 (76) | 14.5 (76) | 14.9 (81) | 18.0 (79) | 16.9 (76) | 12.4 (45) | 12.4 (12,4) | 11.3 (29) | 7.7 (21) | 0.99** (square trend) | 0.99 |
I do not actively search for information | 13.2 (268) | 11.8 (249) | 14.9 (67) | 12.4 (57) | 16.8 (88) | 14.0 (76) | 11.9 (52) | 10.7 (48) | 9.9 (36) | 11.6 (45) | 9.7 (25) | 8.5 (23) | 1.00 (linear trend) | 0.86 |
Doctor’s assistant/ Nurse | 6.6 (135) | 6.8 (144) | 3.8 (17) | 4.3 (20) | 5.9 (31) | 5.2 (28) | 6.4 (28) | 5.3 (24) | 10.2 (37) | 10.3 (40) | 8.6 (22) | 11.8 (32) | 1.03*** (linear trend) | 0.98 |
Other information sources | 3.8 (78) | 4.1 (86) | 5.3 (24) | 4.6 (21) | 2.9 (15) | 4.2 (23) | 3.7 (16) | 4.0 (18) | 3.3 (12) | 3.4 (13) | 4.3 (11) | 4.1 (11) | 1.00 (linear trend) | 0.94 |
Patient support groups | 2.9 (58) | 3.3 (70) | 2.2 (10) | 3.5 (16) | 2.7 (14) | 3.1 (17) | 3.0 (13) | 3.1 (14) | 4.1 (15) | 4.6 (18) | 2.3 (6) | 1.8 (5) | 0.99 (linear trend) | 1.14 |