Table 4 Risk factors related to response rate within the Greek regions
AREAS | ATHENS | NORTH GREECE | CENTRAL GREECE | ISLANDS | PELLOPONESE | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Responders' characteristics | YES (%) | YES (%) | YES (%) | YES (%) | YES (%) | |
Mother | 1007/1256 (80.2) | 1506/1853 (81.3) | 605/757 (79.9) | 501/620 (80.8) | 549/683 (80.4) | 0.918 |
Age < 45 years | 1054/1157 (91.1) | 1577/1675 (94.1) | 628/664 (94.6) | 506/523 (96.7) | 586/619 (94.7) | 0.000* |
Having insurance | 1250/1257 (99.4) | 1868/1873 (99.7) | 767/769 (99.7) | 630/631 (99.8) | 689/690 (99.9) | 0.438 |
Special insurances | 333/760 (43.8) | 884/1850 (47.8) | 347/746 (46.5) | 312/614 (50.8) | 341/684 (49.9) | 0.069 |
high educational status of father | 969/1191 (81.4) | 1399/1752 (79.9) | 513/710 (72.3) | 392/576 (68.1) | 473/651 (72.7) | 0.000* |
high educational status of mother | 1083/1251 (86.6) | 1569/1870 (83.9) | 599/762 (78.6) | 467/627 (74.5) | 552/683 (80.8) | 0.000* |
High or moderate income | 1106/1215 (91) | 1584/1820 (87) | 644/744 (86.6) | 530/606 (87.5) | 581/669 (86.8) | 0.006* |
Immigrants | 142/1234 (11.5) | 144/1835 (7.8) | 72/750 (9.6) | 85/622 (13.7) | 70/677 (10.3) | 0.000* |
Habitants of regional towns | 1049/1229 (85.4) | 1167/1872 (62.3) | 347/772 (44.9) | 339/637 (53.2) | 307/687 (44.7) | 0.000* |
Having <3 children | 1224/1268 (96.5) | 1779/1895 (93.9) | 718/770 (93.2) | 590/631 (93.5) | 659/696 (94.7) | 0.005* |
Single parents | 87/1273 (6.8) | 96/1889 (5.1) | 38/768 (4.9) | 35/634 (5.5) | 45/695 (6.5) | 0.2 |
Child with recurrent URIs | 183/1239 (14.8) | 300/1864 (16.1) | 98/748 (13.1) | 100/625 (16) | 111/684 (16.2) | 0.327 |
Unintimate paediatrician | 891/915 (97.4) | 1456/1490 (97.7) | 604/619 (97.6) | 514/529 (97.2) | 579/589 (98.3) | 0.743 |
Poor access to healthcare system | 460/1245 (36.9) | 794/1854 (42.8) | 353/751 (47) | 295/614 (48) | 307/682 (45) | 0.000* |