Table 2 Distribution of study population and self-perceived unmet medical needs by the selected variables (% and 95% confidence intervals)
From: Geographical variation of unmet medical needs in Italy: a multivariate logistic regression analysis
Variable | Study population | Population reporting unmet needs |
|---|---|---|
Predisposing factors | Â | Â |
Sex | Â | Â |
  Male | 51.9 [51.3-52.5] | 5.9 [5.5-6.3] |
  Female | 45.0 [44.4-45.6] | 7.7 [7.3-8.2] |
Age | Â | Â |
  18-44 | 48.1 [47.5-48.7] | 5.8 [5.4-6.2] |
  45-64 | 30.7 [30.2-31.2] | 7.7 [7.2-8.3] |
  65+ | 24.3 [23.9-24.8] | 7.7 [7.1-8.3] |
Education | Â | Â |
  Primary | 56.0 [55.4-56.6] | 8.0 [7.6-8.4] |
  Secondary | 33.5 [32.9-34.0] | 5.6 [5.2-6.1] |
  Tertiary | 10.5 [10.1-10.9] | 4.6 [3.8-5.4] |
Marital status | Â | Â |
  Married | 58.6 [58.0-59.2] | 6.9 [6.5-7.2] |
  Unmarried | 28.0 [27.4-28.5] | 5.2 [4.7-5.7] |
  Separated/divorced/widowed. | 13.5 [13.1-13-9] | 10.4 [9.4-11.3] |
Employment status | Â | Â |
  Currently working | 54.4 [53.8-55.0] | 7.6 [7.1-8.0] |
  Other (unempl., retired, student, econom. inactive, etc.) | 45.6 [45.0-46.2] | 6.0 [5.6-6.4] |
Enabling factors | Â | Â |
Equivalised Income quintile | Â | Â |
  0-20% | 22.0 [21.5-22.5] | 11.3 [10.5-12.2] |
  20-40% | 19.8 [19.3-20.3] | 7.2 [6.5-7.9] |
  40-60% | 19.3 [18.9-19.8] | 5.8 [5.2-6.4] |
  60-80% | 19.0 [18.5-19.4] | 4.9 [4.3-5.4] |
  80-100% | 19.9 [19.4-20.3] | 4.5 [4.0-5.1] |
Need factors | Â | Â |
Health status | Â | Â |
  very good | 13.1 [12.7-13.5] | 3.0 [2.5-3.6] |
  good | 43.5 [43.0-44.1] | 4.3 [3.9-4.6] |
  fair | 32.8 [32.3-33.4] | 9.5 [8.9-10.1] |
  bad | 8.7 [8.3-9.0] | 13.1 [11.8-14.5] |
  very bad | 1.9 [1.7-2.0] | 18.6 [15.2-22.0] |
Suffering from any chronic condition | Â | Â |
  No chronic | 78.5 [78.0-79.0] | 5.4 [5.1-5.7] |
  Chronic | 21.5 [21.1-22.0] | 12.0 [11.2-12.8] |
Limitation in daily activities | Â | Â |
  No limited | 76.9 [76.4-77.4] | 4.7 [4.4-5.0] |
  Limited | 23.1 [22.6-23.5] | 13.9 [13.1-14.8] |
Geographical macro-area | Â | Â |
  North-West | 26.9 [26.4-27-5] | 4.9 [4.3-5.4] |
  North-East | 19.1 [18.7-.19.5] | 4.6 [4.1; 5.0] |
  Centre | 19.5 [19.1-20.0] | 6.2 [5.6; 6.8] |
  South | 23.3 [22.7-23.8] | 10.6 [9.8; 11.4] |
  Islands | 11.2 [10.7-11.6] | 9.0 [7.9; 10.1] |