Table 2.
Cost and Non-Cost Associated Barriers to Care Among Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Adjusted for Sex, Foreign Born, and Income
| White | Black | Hispanic | Asian | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reference | aOR | 95% low | 95% high | P value | aOR | 95% low | 95% high | P value | aOR | 95% low | 95% high | P value | |
| Places to get care—emergency room | - | 3.83 | 3.51 | 4.18 | < 0.001 | 2.49 | 2.22 | 2.78 | < 0.001 | 0.67 | 0.48 | 0.93 | 0.02 |
| Cost-associated barriers | |||||||||||||
| Delayed generalist care due to cost | - | 1.67 | 1.58 | 1.77 | < 0.001 | 1.72 | 1.62 | 1.82 | < 0.001 | 1.19 | 1.06 | 1.33 | 0.004 |
| Delayed specialist care due to cost | - | 0.97 | 0.93 | 1.01 | 0.16 | 1.02 | 0.98 | 1.07 | 0.38 | 1.16 | 1.08 | 1.25 | < 0.001 |
| Delayed follow-up care due to cost | 1.49 | 1.41 | 1.57 | < 0.001 | 1.55 | 1.47 | 1.65 | < 0.001 | 1.02 | 0.92 | 1.15 | 0.67 | |
| Delayed filling prescription due to cost | - | 1.09 | 1.04 | 1.15 | < 0.001 | 0.96 | 0.91 | 1.01 | 0.14 | 0.89 | 0.8 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| Skipped medication due to cost | - | 1.1 | 1.04 | 1.16 | < 0.001 | 0.98 | 0.92 | 1.05 | 0.6 | 0.94 | 0.83 | 1.06 | 0.28 |
| Non-cost associated barriers | |||||||||||||
| Delay in care—no time off work | - | 1.15 | 1.09 | 1.22 | < 0.001 | 1.7 | 1.62 | 1.78 | < 0.001 | 1.98 | 1.84 | 2.13 | < 0.001 |
| Delay in care—no transportation | - | 1.57 | 1.49 | 1.65 | < 0.001 | 1.45 | 1.37 | 1.54 | < 0.001 | 1.17 | 1.04 | 1.31 | 0.008 |
| Delay in care—no childcare | - | 1.25 | 1.14 | 1.37 | < 0.001 | 2.1 | 1.94 | 2.29 | < 0.001 | 1.11 | 0.95 | 1.31 | 0.19 |
| Delay in care—no elder care | - | 1.14 | 1.02 | 1.26 | 0.02 | 1.46 | 1.32 | 1.63 | < 0.001 | 0.91 | 0.73 | 1.13 | 0.4 |
| Delay in care—living in rural area | - | 0.92 | 0.85 | 0.99 | 0.04 | 1.14 | 1.05 | 1.25 | 0.003 | 0.59 | 0.48 | 0.73 | < 0.001 |