TABLE 3—
Bivariate Associations Between Specific Aspects of Access and Sociodemographic Characteristics Among Participants in the Cardiovascular Health Study, 1993–1994
| Income | Age Category | |||||||
| < $12 000, No. (%) | $12 000– $24 999, No. (%) | $25 000–$49 999, No. (%) | ≥$50 000, No. (%) | < 75 y, No. (%) | 75–79 y, No. (%) | ≥85 y, No. (%) | Total, No. (%) | |
| Where do they go for medical care? | * | * | ||||||
| Doctor’s office | 967 (81.4) | 1385 (87.8) | 1041 (88.2) | 575 (90.3) | 1996 (86.2) | 1208 (87.7) | 1030 (86.1) | 4234 (86.6) |
| Hospital clinic | 84 (7.1) | 122 (7.7) | 92 (7.8) | 39 (6.1) | 190 (8.2) | 102 (7.4) | 75 (6.3) | 367 (7.5) |
| Other clinic | 69 (5.8) | 42 (2.7) | 35 (3.0) | 18 (2.8) | 102 (4.4) | 30 (2.2) | 40 (3.3) | 172 (3.5) |
| Health department clinic | 36 (3.0) | 8 (0.5) | 3 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | 12 (0.5) | 23 (1.7) | 12 (1.0) | 47 (1.0) |
| Emergency room | 14 (1.2) | 10 (0.6) | 2 (0.2) | 1 (0.2) | 11 (0.5) | 8 (0.6) | 8 (0.7) | 27 (0.6) |
| Physician home visit | 18 (1.5) | 10 (0.6) | 7 (0.6) | 4 (0.6) | 5 (0.2) | 6 (0.4) | 31 (2.6) | 42 (0.9) |
| How do they usually see the doctor? | * | |||||||
| Make appointment | 1113 (95.1) | 1518 (96.9) | 1151 (97.7) | 628 (98.7) | 2239 (96.9) | 1329 (97.1) | 1143 (97.2) | 4711 (97.0) |
| Walk-in | 57 (4.9) | 48 (3.1) | 27 (2.3) | 8 (1.3) | 72 (3.1) | 39 (2.9) | 33 (2.8) | 144 (3.0) |
| How soon are they able to be seen? | * | |||||||
| Same day | 521 (50.7) | 625 (43.5) | 470 (43.1) | 247 (21.1) | 930 (43.7) | 560 (45.2) | 493 (46.9) | 1983 (44.9) |
| 1–3 d | 393 (38.3) | 637 (44.3) | 466 (42.8) | 253 (43.1) | 934 (43.9) | 504 (40.7) | 424 (40.3) | 1862 (42.2) |
| 4–7 d | 70 (6.8) | 127 (8.8) | 89 (8.2) | 49 (8.3) | 172 (8.1) | 97 (7.8) | 84 (8.0) | 353 (8.0) |
| 1–2 wk | 31 (3.0) | 35 (2.4) | 48 (4.4) | 29 (4.9) | 64 (3.0) | 59 (4.8) | 35 (3.3) | 158 (3.6) |
| > 2 wk | 12 (1.2) | 14 (1.0) | 17 (1.6) | 9 (1.5) | 27 (1.2) | 18 (1.4) | 15 (1.4) | 60 (1.3) |
| Are they able to see the same doctor every time? | ||||||||
| Yes | 1082 (92.2) | 1469 (93.7) | 1105 (94.1) | 594 (94.1) | 2128 (92.6) | 1290 (94.4) | 1116 (94.3) | 4532 (93.5) |
| No | 21 (6.9) | 98 (6.3) | 69 (5.9) | 37 (5.9) | 171 (7.4) | 77 (5.6) | 68 (5.7) | 316 (6.5) |
| Do they have a doctor they can talk to by telephone? | * | |||||||
| Yes | 921 (82.5) | 1347 (89.6 | 975 (87.2) | 568 (91.9) | 1915 (87.0) | 1172 (89.1) | 992 (87.6) | 4079 (87.8) |
| No | 196 (17.5) | 157 (10.4) | 143 (12.8) | 50 (8.1) | 285 (13.0) | 143 (10.9) | 141 (12.4) | 569 (12.2) |
*P < .001 for χ2 tests of the 2 categorical variables.