Parameters (reference category) | Multilevel estimates for the main model | |||
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Male | Female | |||
Complete cases | Imputed full model | Complete cases | Imputed full model | |
(n = 768) | (n =1018) | (n =823) | (n =1163) | |
Fixed effects | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Intercept | 35.89 | 34.61 | 37.60 | 36.47 |
Patient characteristics | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Age, years | Â | Â | Â | Â |
40-59 (18–39) | −6.18 (2.44)* | −4.43 (2.39) | −2.87 (1.92) | −1.40 (1.60) |
>59 (18–39) | −7.62 (2.47)†| −5.82 (2.41)* | −5.75 (1.96)†| −4.52 (1.62)†|
Good or very good health (very bad, bad or fair health) | 11.11 (0.69)‡ | 10.92 (0.75)‡ | 12.93 (0.70)‡ | 12.37 (0.67)‡ |
Own home & car (rented & don’t own a car) | 2.14 (1.72) | 2.79 (1.52) | 4.07 (1.45)†| 4.23 (1.38)†|
Own home only (rented & don’t own car) | −0.83 (2.88) | −0.38 (2.98) | 1.56 (1.69) | 2.03 (1.65) |
Own car only (rented & don’t own a car) | 1.74 (1.83) | 2.57 (1.72) | 1.13 (1.63) | 1.32 (1.57) |
College / university (elementary / high school) | 1.68 (0.73)* | 1.65 (0.70)* | −0.19 (0.78) | 0.05 (0.75) |
Employed patients (unemployed1) | 7.66 (1.15)‡ | 7.29 (1.04)‡ | 4.22 (0.99)‡ | 4.05 (1.08)‡ |
Retired patients (unemployed1) | 3.90 (1.11)‡ | 3.86 (1.03)‡ | 0.09 (0.87) | 0.08 (0.91) |
Married/cohabiting (single/separated/divorced/widowed) | 0.36 (0.88) | 0.03 (0.87) | 0.75 (0.75) | 1.20 (0.72) |
Two or more conditions (one condition) | −2.20 (0.68)†| −2.57 (0.69)‡ | −1.79 (0.74)* | −1.56 (0.72)* |
Smoker (non-smoker) | −0.54 (1.25) | −0.43 (1.23) | 0.67 (1.14) | 0.67 (1.13) |
Overall satisfaction with care | 0.07 (0.32) | 0.13 (0.30) | −0.84 (0.33)* | −0.78 (0.38)* |
General Practitioner characteristics | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Female (Male) | 1.52 (0.98) | 1.48 (1.04) | 2.19 (0.80)†| 1.59 (0.78)* |
Overseas qualified (qualified in Australia) | 1.39 (0.88) | 1.37 (0.99) | 0.47 (0.85) | −0.09 (0.83) |
Years in the current practice 6–15 (< 6) | −0.27 (0.91) | −0.44 (0.93) | −0.80 (0.89) | −0.58 (0.85) |
> 15 (< 6) | 0.02 (0.90) | 0.08 (0.92) | 1.05 (0.95) | 1.20 (1.05) |
Years as a GP | Â | Â | Â | Â |
19–24 (< 19) | −0.80 (0.95) | −1.04 (0.96) | 0.62 (0.89) | −0.43 (0.87) |
> 24 (< 19) | 0.61 (0.99) | −0.04 (1.0) | −0.57 (1.00) | −0.91 (1.01) |
Size 1–3 GPs in the practice (4 or more GPs) | 1.04 (0.72) | 0.82 (0.81) | −1.54 (0.75)* | −1.10 (0.72) |
Urban practice (Rural practice) | −0.18 (0.70) | −0.09 (0.69) | −0.27 (0.76) | −0.05 (0.74) |
Random effects | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Variance between general practitioners (standard errors) | 0.00 (0.00) | 1.15 (1.60) | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.93 (1.56) |
% variance explained | 100 | 70.2 | 100 | 90.3 |
Variance between patients (standard errors) | 81.84 (4.18)‡ | 84.66 (4.81)‡ | 91.49 (4.51)‡ | 93.29 (5.21)‡ |
% variance explained | 38.6 | 36.3 | 37.4 | 36.3 |