Table 3 Factors influencing the likelihood of consulting first a psychiatrist or a psychologist versus a GP in case of psychological problems

Gender

   Male

0

1

   Female

-0.020 0.25

0.98 0.60–1.60

0.94

Age

0.01

0.48

0.03

   18–34

-0.004 0.30

1.00 0.55–1.80

0.99

0.126 0.57

1.13 0.37–3.44

0.82

-0.049 0.36

0.95 0.47–1.94

0.89

   35–49

0

1

0

1

0

1

   ≥ 50

-0.779 0.28

0.46 0.26–0.80

0.01

-0.499 0.47

0.61 0.24–1.52

0.29

-0.939 0.37

0.39 0.19–0.80

0.01

Educational level

0.15

0.79

0.22

   Primary, secondary* or vocational school

-0.581 0.30

0.56 0.31–1.00

0.05

-0.339 0.49

0.71 0.27–1.87

0.49

-0.686 0.39

0.50 0.23–1.09

0.08

   Secondary school**

-0.189 0.29

0.83 0.47–1.47

0.52

-0.149 0.58

0.86 0.28–2.69

0.80

-0.200 0.35

0.82 0.41–1.62

0.57

   University

0

1

0

1

0

1

Marital status

0.93

0.98

0.80

   Single

0.105 0.29

1.11 0.63–1.96

0.72

-0.092 0.54

0.91 0.32–2.63

0.87

0.235 0.36

1.27 0.63–2.54

0.51

   Married

0

1

0

1

0

1

   Divorced or widowed

-0.001 0.38

1.00 0.48–2.09

1.00

-0.064 0.76

0.94 0.21–4.15

0.93

0.064 0.44

1.07 0.45–2.54

0.88

Social support

0.02

0.18

0.12

   Low

0.731 0.28

2.08 1.20–3.58

0.01

0.794 0.45

2.21 0.92–5.33

0.08

0.689 0.37

1.99 0.97–4.10

0.06

   Moderate

0

1

0

1

0

1

   High

-0.066 0.32

0.94 0.50–1.77

0.84

-0.030 0.59

0.97 0.31–3.06

0.96

-0.125 0.40

0.88 0.41–1.92

0.75