Inequities in Healthcare utilization: results of the Brazilian National Health Survey, 2013

Table 3 Prevalence of healthcare underutilization, according to socioeconomic characteristics and health care coverage. Brazilian National Health Survey, 2013^a

Variable/categories	Underutilization^b %^c	95 % CI^d
Sex
Male	20.3	(19.4–21.3)
Female	10.4	(9.8–11.1)
Skin Color^e
White	10.9	(10.2–11.7)
Non-white	18.9	(18.1–19.7)
Educational level
No education/primary incomplete	19.5	(18.6–20.5)
Secondary incomplete	19.4	(18.0–21.0)
Undergraduate (college) incomplete	12.2	(11.3–13.0)
Undergraduate complete and above	3.8	(3.1–4.5)
Social Class
E	44.2	(40.6–47.9)
D	24.4	(23.1–25.8)
C	14.7	(13.9–15.5)
B	7.3	(6.6–8.2)
A	2.8	(1.8–4.3)
Age (years)
>=18 and <30	24.5	(23.2–25.9)
>=30 and <40	15.2	(14.1–16.3)
>=40 and <50	12.0	(11.0–13.0)
>=50 and <60	9.6	(8.5–10.9)
>=60	9.4	(8.5–10.5)
Private Health Insurance
No^f	19.2	(18.5–20.0)
Yes	5.6	(5.0–6.3)
Family Health Care Coverage^g
No	13.7	(13.0–14.4)
Yes	18.1	(17.1–19.2)
Total	15.1	(14.5–15.7)

^aSample of subjects with 18+ years old that answered the ‘Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde’ individual questionnaire in 2013
^bComposed of individuals that fulfilled one or more of these conditions: never visited a physician; or never visited a dentist; or never checked the blood glucose; or never checked the blood pressure
^cPrevalence (%), considering the complex sample design
^d95 % Confidence Interval (CI), considering the complex sample design
^eThe categories of skin color are defined by the IBGE (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística) and reported by the respondent. IBGE 2010
^fPopulation covered by the Brazilian Public Health System, or SUS (in Portuguese)
^g“Family Health” refers to “Equipe de Saúde da Família”; a community based primary health care program funded by the Brazilian Public Health System or SUS

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