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Table 3 Odds of GP having children of (i) preschool age, (ii) primary-school age, (iii) secondary-school age and (iv) above school age and working rurally, stratified by gender

From: Family effects on the rurality of GP’s work location: a longitudinal panel study

  

MMM

2–7 v 1

MMM

3–7 v 1–2

MMM

4–7 v 1–3

MMM

5–7 v 1–4

 

Male GPs

    

(i) Oldest child aged 0–4

OR (95% CI)

1.07 (0.91, 1.26)

1.11 (0.91, 1.35)

1.18 (0.91, 1.54)

1.01 (0.74, 1.39)

(ii) Oldest child aged 5–11

OR (95% CI)

1.02 (0.89, 1.17)

1.04 (0.91, 1.18)

1.09 (0.94, 1.26)

1.05 (0.87, 1.27)

(iii) 1 or more child aged 12–18

OR (95% CI)

0.90* (0.83, 0.99)

0.83* (0.75, 0.92)

0.84* (0.74, 0.94)

0.83* (0.71, 0.96)

(iv) All children aged ≥ 19

OR (95% CI)

1.03 (0.95, 1.11)

1.04 (0.95, 1.13)

1.08 (0.97, 1.20)

1.03 (0.89, 1.20)

 

Female GPs

    

(i) Oldest child aged 0–4

OR (95% CI)

0.95 (0.77, 1.17)

1.00 (0.77, 1.29)

0.93 (0.66, 1.31)

0.82 (0.55, 1.23)

(ii) Oldest child aged 5–11

OR (95% CI)

0.92 (0.81, 1.06)

0.89 (0.75, 1.05)

0.92 (0.75, 1.12)

0.93 (0.70, 1.24)

(iii) 1 or more child aged 12–18

OR (95% CI)

1.01 (0.92, 1.11)

1.01 (0.89, 1.14)

1.01 (0.87, 1.18)

1.10 (0.90, 1.35)

(iv) All children aged ≥ 19

OR (95% CI)

0.99 (0.90, 1.08)

0.98 (0.88, 1.10)

0.95 (0.81, 1.11)

1.01 (0.81, 1.25)

  1. The comparison groups are, in turn, having (i) no children, (ii) only preschool children, (iii) primary-school children but no secondary-school children and (iv) secondary-school children. All models included IMG status and childhood rural origin
  2. *p<0.05