Table 1 Reasons for cancellation by payment category and demographic characteristics.
Variable | N | Reason for cancellation | Chi-square p-values | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Non-financial | Unknown | Financial | Three Categories | Two Categories1 |
Payment category | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Insured | 568 | 269 (47.4%) | 246 (43.3%) | 53 (9.3%) | <0.0001 | 0.02 |
   Self-pay | 99 | 34 (34.3%) | 10 (10.1%) | 55 (55.6%) |  |  |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   <18 | 96 | 42 (43.8%) | 40 (41.7%) | 14 (14.6%) | 0.11 | 0.13 |
   18–39 | 202 | 79 (39.1%) | 78 (38.6%) | 45 (22.3%) |  |  |
   40–64 | 286 | 142 (49.6%) | 107 (37.4%) | 37 (12.9%) |  |  |
   ≥65 | 83 | 40 (48.2%) | 31 (37.4%) | 12 (14.5%) |  |  |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Male | 345 | 164 (50.9%) | 108 (33.5%) | 50 (15.5%) | 0.02 | 0.006 |
   Female | 322 | 139 (40.3%) | 148 (42.9%) | 58 (16.8%) |  |  |
Race/ethnicity | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Non-Hispanic white | 198 | 102 (51.5%) | 79 (39.9%) | 17 (8.6%) | 0.002 | 0.04 |
   Other race/ethnicity | 468 | 201 (43.0%) | 177 (37.8%) | 90 (19.2%) |  |  |