Table 3 Difficulties accessing each type of health care service by visible minority immigrant status
Overall | NVMNB | VMNB | NVMI | VMI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-emergency surgery (n = 5352) | |||||
Percentage | 35 (34, 37) | 37 (36, 39) | 37 (30, 45) | 35 (30, 42) | 24 (20, 29) |
Odds ratio | 1.00 | 0.97 (0.70, 1.37) | 0.92 (0.69, 1.21) | 0.54 (0.41, 0.70)*** | |
Non-emergency diagnostic test (n = 11,046) | |||||
Percentage | 39 (38, 40) | 40 (39, 41) | 37 (32, 43) | 39 (35, 44) | 36 (32, 39) |
Odds ratio | 1.00 | 0.88 (0.69, 1.12) | 0.97 (0.81, 1.17) | 0.83 (0.70, 0.98)* | |
Appointment with family doctor (n = 21,954) | |||||
Percentage | 37 (36, 38) | 37 (36, 38) | 38 (34, 41) | 35 (32, 38) | 38 (35, 41) |
Odds ratio | 1.00 | 1.04 (0.88, 1.24) | 0.95 (0.82, 1.09) | 1.06 (0.94, 1.20) | |
Appointment with medical specialist (n = 13,875) | |||||
Percentage | 46 (45, 47) | 46 (45, 48) | 45 (40, 50) | 43 (39, 47) | 44 (41, 48) |
Odds ratio | 1.00 | 0.96 (0.78, 1.18) | 0.88 (0.75, 1.04) | 0.91 (0.79, 1.06) | |
Appointment for rehabilitative care (n = 10,127) | |||||
Percentage | 44 (43, 45) | 45 (44, 47) | 48 (42, 54) | 46 (41, 51) | 33 (30, 37) |
Odds ratio | 1.00 | 1.11 (0.87, 1.41) | 1.04 (0.84, 1.28) | 0.60 (0.50, 0.73)*** | |
Dental care (n = 20,055) | |||||
Percentage | 48 (47, 49) | 50 (48, 51) | 45 (41, 49) | 46 (43, 50) | 44 (41, 47) |
Odds ratio | 1.00 | 0.82 (0.69, 0.97)* | 0.88 (0.77, 1.01) | 0.79 (0.69, 0.89)*** | |
Mental health care (n = 9681) | |||||
Percentage | 41 (39, 42) | 42 (40, 43) | 45 (40, 51) | 37 (32, 42) | 35 (31, 39) |
Odds ratio | 1.00 | 1.16 (0.92, 1.45) | 0.83 (0.65, 1.04) | 0.76 (0.62, 0.92)** | |
Medical treatment (n = 4438) | |||||
Percentage | 20 (18, 21) | 20 (19, 22) | 20 (14, 27) | 20 (15, 26) | 18 (15, 23) |
Odds ratio | 1.00 | 0.97 (0.62, 1.50) | 0.97 (0.68, 1.40) | 0.89 (0.66, 1.20) | |
Natural medicine (n = 4820) | |||||
Percentage | 23 (22, 25) | 24 (22, 25) | 25 (19, 32) | 26 (21, 33) | 21 (17, 26) |
Odds ratio | 1.00 | 1.08 (0.76, 1.55) | 1.15 (0.83, 1.59) | 0.87 (0.66, 1.15) | |
Emergency services/urgent care (n = 6369) | |||||
Percentage | 19 (18, 20) | 18 (17, 20) | 21 (15, 28) | 14 (10, 19) | 24 (20, 28) |
Odds ratio | 1.00 | 1.18 (0.80, 1.75) | 0.73 (0.51, 1.04) | 1.42 (1.11, 1.82)** | |