The contribution of insurance coverage and community resources to reducing racial/ethnic disparities in access to care - Impact of Health Care Context

Health Services Research, June, 2003 by J. Lee Hargraves, Jack Hadley

Table 1

Access to Care among African American, Hispanic, and White Americans

                     Percent Reporting (Unweighted Sample
                                 Sizess (ss)

                     Unmet Medical     No Regular Doctor
                         Needs          at Usual Source

White                    5.59                25.17
                       (64,411)             (63790)
African American        6.73 **             33.53 **
                       (10,328)             (10193)
Hispanic                7.16 **             41.26 **
                        (8,918)              (8752)

                  Percent Reporting
                  (Unweighted Sample
                     Sizess (ss)

                   Had No Doctor
                  Visits Last Year

White                  22.18
                      (64,491)
African American      24.48 *
                      (10,344)
Hispanic              36.22 **
                      (8,939)

Source: Community Tracking Study 1996-1997 and 1998-1999 Household
Surveys, nonelderly persons with either public or private insurance,
excluding those in the military.

* Significantly different from whites, p<0.05.

** Significantly different from whites, p<0.01.

(ss) Percentages were weighted.

Table 2

Means (Standard Error) for Covariates Used in Linear Models by
Race/Ethnicity

                                                    White
                                              Mean  Standard Error

Personal Characteristics
 Has health insurance                         0.88      0.004
 Family income <100% of FPL                   0.09      0.004
 Family income 100-199% of FPL                0.16      0.005
 Family income 200-399% of FPL                0.36      0.004
 Family income [greater than or               0.39      0.010
 equal to]400% of FPL
 Female                                       0.50      0.002
 Age in years                                30.56      0.216
Age squared                               1,242.74     13.178
 

            
        
    
            																		



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