Table 3 Association of ability to access care with social vulnerability1
Personal and social characteristics (Ordered by increasing vulnerability, first category = 0) | Access ability | Sum of abilities β (95% CI) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seek β (95% CI) | Reach β (95% CI) | (Inability) Pay β (95% CI) | Engage-explain β (95% CI) | Engage-manage β (95% CI) | ||
Proxy for healthcare need | ||||||
Chronic illness burden Number self-reported chronic illnesses: | – | – | – | – | – | |
0 | - 0.17 (− 0.31; − 0.03) | |||||
1–2 | ||||||
3–5 | ||||||
6+ | ||||||
Demographics and personal Characteristics | ||||||
Increasing age, in decades | – | – | −0.05 (− 0.08; − 0.02) | – | 0.14 (0.07; 0.21) | 0.11 (0.02–0.21) |
Immigrant status | – | – | – | – | ||
Native born | −0.24 (− 0.50; 0.02) p = 0.07 | −0.09 (− 0.18; 0.01) p = 0.09 | ||||
Old immigrants | ||||||
New immigrants (< 10 years) | ||||||
Language spoken at home | −0.39 (− 0.79; 0.01) | – | – | – | – | – |
Dominant language2 | p = 0.06 | |||||
Other only | ||||||
Indigenous or Aboriginal | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Social vulnerability characteristics | ||||||
Self-perceived financial status | – | |||||
Comfortable | − 0.37 (− 0.60; − 0.13) | 0.12 (0.02; 0.22) | − 0.53 (− 0.80; − 0.27) | − 0.49 (− 0.74; − 0.25) | − 0.78 (− 1.11; − 0.46) | |
Moderate | ||||||
Poor or very tight | ||||||
Risk of social isolation Persons for social support: | −0.24 (− 0.52; 0.03) p = 0.09 | – | – | − 0.35 (− 0.68; − 0.02) | −0.36 (− 0.67; − 0.05) | −0.35 (− 0.75; 0.05) p = 0.09 |
Low (5–6 persons) | ||||||
Medium (3–4 persons) | ||||||
High (0–2 persons) | ||||||
Sum of social vulnerabilities (score range 0 to 4) | −0.23 (−0.36; − 0.10) | – | 0.05 (− 0.001; 0.11) p = 0.06 | −0.27 (− 0.42; − 0.12) | −0.27 (− 0.42; − 0.12) | −0.41 (− 0.59; − 0.23) |
Most socially vulnerable (0 or 1 vs. 2+ vulnerabilities) | −0.35 (− 0.65; − 0.05) | – | – | −0.30 (− 0.65; 0.06) p = 0.10 | −0.42 (− 0.76; − 0.08) | −0.67 (− 1.10; − 0.25) |