Table 2 Predictors of preferences for nursing home care. Results of logistic regressions (for each outcome measure: 0 = low preferences; 1 = high preferences)

Age

1.000

1.006

1.032**

0.972

1.115

1.007

0.969

0.976

(0.977–1.023)

(0.982–1.030)

(1.011–1.054)

(0.921–1.027)

(0.955–1.301)

(0.935–1.084)

(0.933–1.007)

(0.939–1.013)

Sex (Ref.: male)

8.270***

1.511*

0.985

2.193⁺

5.374⁺

1.232

1.931*

1.547

(5.640–12.13)

(1.062–2.150)

(0.724–1.340)

(0.921–5.222)

(0.810–35.63)

(0.399–3.801)

(1.068–3.491)

(0.870–2.751)

Living situation (Ref.: Living with partner or spouse)

0.716*

0.753

0.712*

0.524

0.276

0.615

0.527*

0.920

(0.514–0.997)

(0.534–1.062)

(0.530–0.955)

(0.230–1.192)

(0.0334–2.281)

(0.202–1.874)

(0.296–0.941)

(0.529–1.600)

West and East Germany (Ref.: East Germany)

0.957

0.896

0.524***

1.236

0.209

0.899

0.791

(0.648–1.412)

(0.591–1.358)

(0.364–0.754)

(0.491–3.114)

(0.0277–1.574)

(0.450–1.797)

(0.394–1.587)

Apprenticeship, full-time vocational school (Ref.: Without a vocational degree)

1.188

0.955

1.304

1.583

4.939

2.332

3.141*

2.094

(0.683–2.066)

(0.478–1.909)

(0.767–2.216)

(0.492–5.096)

(0.406–60.12)

(0.414–13.14)

(1.306–7.556)

(0.809–5.422)

Professional school or trade and technical school for vocational education

0.862

0.714

0.979

3.893⁺

5.611

0.881

1.832

1.660

(0.477–1.556)

(0.350–1.457)

(0.558–1.715)

(0.830–18.26)

(0.353–89.29)

(0.167–4.635)

(0.757–4.435)

(0.614–4.486)

University, Fachhochschule, school of engineering

0.609

0.514⁺

0.750

1.319

17.87

1.301

2.101

0.810

(0.327–1.135)

(0.251–1.053)

(0.423–1.331)

(0.349–4.993)

(0.476–670.3)

(0.202–8.378)

(0.831–5.312)

(0.313–2.094)

German-born (Ref.: no)

0.555*

1.115

1.481

1.325

0.396

0.497

1.987⁺

(0.323–0.953)

(0.643–1.933)

(0.918–2.388)

(0.423–4.153)

(0.0429–3.657)

(0.165–1.501)

(0.963–4.099)

Children (Ref.: No children)

1.024

1.208

1.183

0.854

1.911

0.868

1.610

1.432

(0.672–1.559)

(0.800–1.824)

(0.818–1.709)

(0.303–2.403)

(0.260–14.06)

(0.232–3.247)

(0.869–2.982)

(0.765–2.681)

Status of health insurance (Ref.: statutory health insurance)

0.625⁺

0.772

0.938

1.162

0.738

0.874

(0.382–1.023)

(0.513–1.161)

(0.641–1.372)

(0.372–3.625)

(0.371–1.471)

(0.462–1.655)

Provided care for family/friends (Ref.: no)

0.840

0.737⁺

0.845

1.637

1.843

0.390⁺

0.520*

0.670

(0.609–1.160)

(0.531–1.024)

(0.638–1.120)

(0.754–3.552)

(0.274–12.41)

(0.131–1.161)

(0.304–0.891)

(0.398–1.128)

Level of care (Ref.: no)

0.622

1.026

0.787

0.734

1.005

1.737

(0.328–1.182)

(0.494–2.132)

(0.430–1.437)

(0.182–2.954)

(0.321–3.146)

(0.645–4.677)

Self-rated health (from ‘very bad’ to ‘very good’)

0.882

0.877

0.863⁺

1.409⁺

0.696

1.050

1.089

1.009

(0.740–1.053)

(0.734–1.047)

(0.741–1.005)

(0.953–2.084)

(0.264–1.832)

(0.591–1.868)

(0.816–1.454)

(0.762–1.337)

Involvement in the issue need for care (from ‘very little’ to ‘very much’)

0.953

1.064

0.908⁺

0.827

1.065

1.110

1.344**

1.167⁺

(0.851–1.066)

(0.949–1.192)

(0.823–1.003)

(0.634–1.079)

(0.558–2.033)

(0.780–1.581)

(1.109–1.630)

(0.971–1.401)

Constant

0.350

3.240

0.544

32.37

0.00193

204.3

31.01

5.131

(0.0231–5.299)

(0.188–55.86)

(0.0481–6.146)

(0.0809–12,946)

(3.40e−09–1095)

(0.142–294,745)

(0.358–2685)

(0.0745–353.6)

Observations

974

983

967

982

521

788

967

967

Pseudo R²

0.178

0.036

0.046

0.067

0.145

0.061

0.073

0.056