Table 5

Public perceptions of lack of safety in public hospitals (respondents aged 40 years and over) – multivariate analysis.

Variable

RR

95% CI

Sig.*

Age (yr)

40–59

1.00

60+

0.80

0.61 – 1.03

0.085

Gender

Male

1.00

Female

1.28

1.02 – 1.60

0.032

Residence

Rural

1.00

Metropolitan

1.44

1.06 – 1.95

0.020

Country of birth

Australian: Non-Indigenous

1.00

Australian: Indigenous

0.50

0.18 – 1.40

0.187

Europe: UK/Ireland

0.83

0.60 – 1.14

0.251

Europe: Other

0.83

0.54 – 1.26

0.374

Asia

0.21

0.03 – 1.47

0.117

Other

1.07

0.63 – 1.80

0.806

Annual household income (AUD)

<$20,00

1.00

$20,001–$80,000

1.36

1.04 – 1.78

0.024

>$80,0001

1.20

0.80 – 1.81

0.385

Severity of that hospital-acquired adverse event

No adverse event

1.00

Not serious

1.36

0.67 – 2.76

0.396

A little serious

1.68

1.12 – 2.51

0.011

Really serious

2.38

1.85 – 3.07

<0.001

* Weighted log binomial generalized linear model

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