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* |