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Table 2 Logistic regressions of predictors associated with access to care: NHIS 2009

From: Race/Ethnicity, insurance, income and access to care: the influence of health status

 

Odds ratio (95% confidence interval)

 

No usual place of care

Unable to get medical care

Delayed medical care

Unable to get dental care

Unable to get mental health care

Unable to get prescription drug

Self-perceived health status

      

Excellent/VG/Good (reference)

1

1

1

1

1

1

Fair/Poor

0.831 (0.433 1.595)

1.43 (0.913 2.24)

2.221*** (1.436 3.435)

1.532 (0.949 2.473)

0.728 (0.333 1.59)

2.038** (1.284 3.235)

Functional limitation

      

Yes

0.537 (0.264 1.094)

3.043*** (1.917 4.831)

2.049*** (1.365 3.075)

2.226** (1.366 3.625)

4.371*** (2.395 7.977)

3.08*** (1.933 4.91)

No (reference)

1

1

1

1

1

1

Race/Ethnicity

      

White (reference)

1

1

1

1

 

1

African American

0.709 (0.304 1.652)

1.764* (1.027 3.03)

0.822 (0.474 1.427)

0.921 (0.515 1.647)

0.897 (0.355 2.267)

1.161 (0.659 2.048)

Hispanic

1.226 (0.666 2.254)

1.308 (0.722 2.37)

0.612 (0.351 1.067)

1.26 (0.769 2.067)

0.581 (0.302 1.119)

0.917 (0.477 1.761)

Asian/Other

1.176 (0.462 2.99)

1.334 (0.68 2.618)

0.636 (0.331 1.224)

1.145 (0.553 2.372)

1.221 (0.422 3.532)

0.676 (0.362 1.262)

Insurance

      

Uninsured

14.151*** (7.161 27.963)

7.934*** (4.796 13.125)

8.319*** (4.843 14.29)

5.996*** (3.415 10.526)

5.35** (1.744 16.412)

3.291*** (1.747 6.198)

Medicaid

3.411* (1.161 10.022)

1.804 (0.811 4.012)

1.402 (0.606 3.243)

2.222* (1.007 4.906)

2.708 (0.693 10.583)

1.978 (0.875 4.473)

Medicare

1.058 (0.804 2.682)

4.437*** (1.989 9.899)

2.754* (1.185 6.399)

2.058 (0.904 4.682)

2.157 (0.702 6.632)

2.002 (0.839 4.78)

Private (reference)

1

1

1

1

1

1

Income

      

<$20,000

0.537* (0.296 0.973)

0.851 (0.541 1.34)

1.103 (0.705 1.725)

0.956 (0.572 1.597)

1.113 (0.427 2.903)

1.043 (0.605 1.799)

$20,000-$34,999 (reference)

1

1

1

1

1

1

>=$35,000

0.916 (0.473 1.775)

0.849 (0.485 1.488)

0.987 (0.609 1.601)

0.805 (0.498 1.299)

1.474 (0.559 3.888)

0.608 (0.341 1.083)

Age

      

18-64

6.966* (1.189 40.797)

1.576 (0.798 3.11)

3.327** (1.617 6.845)

1.521 (0.775 2.986)

2.395 (0.962 5.964)

2.502* (1.224 5.117)

65+ (reference)

1

1

1

1

1

1

Sex

      

Female

0.637 (0.375 1.081)

1.235 (0.822 1.854)

1.13 (0.794 1.608)

1.076 (0.747 1.549)

0.8 (0.45 1.424)

1.137 (0.752 1.718)

Male (reference)

1

1

1

1

1

1

Education

      

High School or less

1.137 (0.554 2.334)

0.812 (0.462 1.425)

0.853 (0.52 1.401)

1.243 (0.753 2.053)

1.037 (0.481 2.232)

1.059 (0.61 1.838)

High School Diploma/ GED (reference)

1

1

1

1

1

1

Bachelor and Higher Degree

1.419 (0.775 2.596)

0.771 (0.465 1.279)

0.825 (0.554 1.228)

0.978 (0.639 1.498)

0.734 (0.327 1.647)

0.561* (0.346 0.911)

Marital status

      

Married (reference)

1

1

1

1

1

1

Not Married

1.774* (1.038 3.032)

2.031*** (1.362 3.028)

2.067*** (1.438 2.972)

1.822** (1.249 2.659)

2.443** (1.292 4.616)

1.553* (1.028 2.346)

Employment status

      

Employed (reference)

1

1

1

1

1

1

Not Employed

1.977* (1.087 3.596)

0.69 (0.417 1.142)

1.33 (0.815 2.171)

0.694 (0.423 1.139)

1.017 (0.513 2.016)

0.946 (0.606 1.478)

Region

      

Northeast

0.724 (0.35 1.5)

0.787 (0.462 1.343)

0.841 (0.521 1.358)

0.556* (0.318 0.972)

0.476 (0.207 1.095)

0.603 (0.336 1.08)

Midwest

0.848 (0.396 1.816)

1.003 (0.57 1.763)

1.03 (0.651 1.63)

0.873 (0.552 1.382)

0.589 (0.275 1.262)

0.543* (0.308 0.956)

South (reference)

1

1

1

1

1

1

West

1.141 (0.548 2.376)

1.466 (0.839 2.561)

2.101** (1.341 3.292)

1.173 (0.718 1.917)

0.499 (0.201 1.24)

0.736 (0.45 1.206)

  1. Sample is limited to adults who visited a doctor or other health care professional during the past 2 weeks at the time of the survey.
  2. *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.