Table 2.
Estimates of Unstandardized Coefficients from Logistic Regression Models
| Independent Variable | Delayed Care | Unmet Needs |
|---|---|---|
| Health insurance type† | ||
| No health insurance | 0.70*** (0.56; 0.84) | 1.04*** (0.81; 1.27) |
| Medicaid/public insurance | −0.10 (−0.31; 0.11) | 0.14 (−0.17; 0.45) |
| Medicare recipient | −0.64*** (−0.79;−0.49) | −0.40** (−0.66;−0.14) |
| Military insurance | 0.10 (−0.27; 0.47) | 0.12 (−0.41; 0.66) |
| Race/ethnicity‡ | ||
| Non-Hispanic black | −0.17* (−0.29;−0.04) | −0.28**−0.49;−0.08) |
| Hispanic | −0.38*** (−0.53;−0.24) | −0.09 (−0.31; 0.13) |
| Other | −0.13 (−0.34; 0.08) | −0.27 (−0.63; 0.09) |
| Education (years) | 0.05*** (0.03; 0.06) | 0.07*** (0.04; 0.09) |
| Household income ($10,000) | −0.02*** (−0.03;−0.01) | −0.01 (−0.03; 0.01) |
| Household income<poverty level | −0.21** (−0.36;−0.05) | 0.05 (−0.19, 0.29) |
| Female | 0.27*** (0.19; 0.35) | 0.21*** (0.07; 0.34) |
| Age (years) | −0.01*** (−0.02;−0.01) | −0.02*** (−0.02;−0.01) |
| Physical health index | −0.04*** (−0.04;−0.04) | −0.04*** (−0.05;−0.03) |
| Mental health index | −0.04*** (−0.05;−0.04) | −0.04*** (−0.04; 0.03) |
| Satisfaction with phys. choice | −0.26*** (−0.31;−0.22) | −0.33*** (−0.39;−0.27) |
| Number of visits | 0.01* (0.00; 0.02) | 0.03*** (0.02; 0.04) |
| Fiduciary trust in physician | −0.06*** (−0.07;−0.04) | −0.13*** (−0.15;−0.11) |
| Intercept | 4.94 (4.51; 5.38) | 4.15 (3.53; 4.77) |
| % correctly predicted probability | ||
| DV=0 | 96.9 | 99.6 |
| DV=1 | 15.7 | 6.3 |
| Overall | 79.3 | 93.7 |
Source: Community Tracking Study Household Survey, 1998–1999 (N =29,994).
Notes:
†
Reference category is privately insured.
‡
Reference category is white.
Weighted sample used.
*
p <.05
**
p <.01
***
p <.001 (two-tailed test).
95% confidence intervals in parentheses.