Table 2.
Odds Ratios from Multivariate Logistic Regression for Having Any Problem Avoiding Care Due to Cost*
| Characteristic | Odds Ratio | 95% Confidence Interval |
|---|---|---|
| Health insurance | ||
| Private | 1.0 | |
| Medicare | 0.8 | (0.51 to 1.18) |
| Medicaid | 0.9 | (0.53 to 1.52) |
| Uninsured | 2.3 | (1.73 to 2.96)§ |
| Other | 0.9 | (0.46 to 1.61) |
| Income relative to the federal poverty line | ||
| ≥400% | 1.0 | |
| 201%–400% | 1.8 | (1.33 to 2.51)§ |
| 101%–200% | 2.6 | (1.87 to 3.73)§ |
| ≤100% | 3.1 | (2.05 to 4.56)§ |
| Missing | 1.7 | (1.17 to 2.43)‡ |
| Age | 0.99 | (0.98 to 0.998)† |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Non-Hispanic white | 1.0 | |
| Non-Hispanic black | 0.8 | (0.60 to 1.05) |
| Hispanic | 0.9 | (0.65 to 1.23) |
| Non-Hispanic Asian | 0.8 | (0.47 to 1.28) |
| Other | 1.0 | (0.58 to 1.54) |
| Immigrant | ||
| U.S. born | 1.0 | |
| Foreign born | 0.8 | (0.62 to 1.15) |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 1.0 | |
| Female | 1.4 | (1.09 to 1.67)‡ |
| Education | ||
| Less than high school | 0.7 | (0.50 to 1.05) |
| High school graduate | 0.8 | (0.61 to 1.09) |
| Some college/technical school | 1.0 | (0.71 to 1.27) |
| College graduate or more | 1.0 | |
| Functional impairments | ||
| Not at all/very little | 1.0 | |
| Fair amount/great deal | 1.6 | (1.26 to 2.03)§ |
| Number of observations | 6,395 | |
Zhang-corrected odds ratios
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