Table 1.

Persons per 1,000 Receiving Health Care Services in an Average Month by Race and Ethnicity with Odds Ratios of Likelihood of Receiving Care at Least Once in a Month

	Black, Non-Hispanic	Hispanic, All Races	White, Non-Hispanic
n per 1,000 who visited a physician's office (SE)	154.4* (4.5)	155.4* (5.23)	243.7 (3.3)
OR (95% CI)	0.65* (0.60 to 0.69)	0.79* (0.73 to 0.85)	1.0
n per 1,000 who visited an outpatient clinic	15.4* (1.6)	12.2* (1.1)	24.5 (0.9)
OR (95% CI)	0.73* (0.60 to 0.90)	0.71* (0.58 to 0.88)	1.0
n per 1,000 who visited an ER (SE)	13.0 (0.9)	12.6 (0.7)	13.2 (0.4)
OR (95% CI)	0.80* (0.69 to 0.94)	0.80* (0.68 to 0.93)	1.0
n per 1,000 who are hospitalized (SE)	7.1 (0.8)	6.6 (0.62)	8.4 (0.4)
OR (95% CI)	0.85 (0.69 to 1.05)	0.98 (0.79 to 1.22)	1.0
n per 1,000 who received home care services (SE)	14.2 (2.2)	6.9* (1.1)	13.8 (1.0)
OR (95% CI)	1.12 (0.81 to 1.57)	0.80 (0.53 to 1.20)	1.0

^*P < .05.

Odds ratios are controlled for age, gender, residence, education, household income, health insurance, and usual source of care.

OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; SE, standard error; ER, emergency room.