Table 5.
Factors associated with a high burden of travel for medical/dental care, separate logistic regression analyses, NHTS 2001.
| Travel of 30 miles or more a | Travel of 30 minutes or more b | |||
| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
| Characteristics of Traveler | ||||
| Residence | ||||
| Rural | 2.67** | 1.39, 5.15 | 1.80* | 1.09, 2.99 |
| Urban (ref) | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Race | ||||
| White (ref) | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Black | 1.03 | 0.53, 2.02 | 3.04*** | 2.00, 4.62 |
| Hispanic | 2.45 | 0.51, 11.77 | 1.23 | 0.56, 2.69 |
| Other | 1.90 | 0.69, 5.19 | 1.64* | 1.07, 2.51 |
| Age | ||||
| 0~25 | 1.32 | 0.73, 2.36 | 0.95 | 0.70, 1.31 |
| 26~50 (ref) | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 51~75 | 1.31 | 0.73, 2.35 | 1.05 | 0.79, 1.40 |
| 76~100 | 1.59 | 0.68, 3.69 | 1.18 | 0.77, 1.83 |
| Sex | ||||
| Male (ref) | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Female | 1.08 | 0.80, 1.46 | 0.83 | 0.68, 1.00 |
| Education | ||||
| High School or Lower | 1.10 | 0.59, 2.04 | 0.94 | 0.71, 1.24 |
| College (ref) | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Graduate School | 0.63 | 0.25, 1.61 | 0.95 | 0.60, 1.51 |
| Not Ascertained | 0.65 | 0.15, 2.78 | 0.63 | 0.32, 1.27 |
| Medical Condition that Limits Driving | ||||
| Yes (ref) | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| No | 0.64 | 0.39, 1.04 | 0.82 | 0.60, 1.11 |
| Occupation of Head of Household | ||||
| Sales or Service (ref) | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Clerical or Administrative Support | 0.52 | 0.19, 1.39 | 1.11 | 0.71, 1.71 |
| Manufacturing, Construction, Maintenance, or Farming | 1.23 | 0.47, 3.26 | 0.84 | 0.49, 1.45 |
| Professional, Managerial or Technical | 1.02 | 0.48, 2.17 | 1.25 | 0.85, 1.86 |
| Other | 0.84 | 0.46, 1.55 | 1.20 | 0.85, 1.70 |
| Household Income | ||||
| < $20,000 (ref) | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| >$20,000 and < $44,999 | 1.18 | 0.54, 2.61 | 0.97 | 0.65, 1.45 |
| >$45,000 and < $69,999 | 0.90 | 0.43, 1.87 | 0.78 | 0.52, 1.16 |
| >$70,000 | 1.17 | 0.51, 2.69 | 0.68 | 0.42, 1.09 |
| Not Ascertained | 0.30 | 0.09, 0.93 | 0.89 | 0.53, 1.51 |
| Family Size | ||||
| < = 2 Family Members (ref) | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 Family Members | 0.98 | 0.46, 2.10 | 0.96 | 0.64, 1.45 |
| 4 Family Members | 0.80 | 0.39, 1.63 | 1.02 | 0.67, 1.54 |
| >4 Family Members | 1.29 | 0.62, 2.68 | 1.44 | 0.96, 2.18 |
| Characteristics of Trip | ||||
| Mode of Travel | ||||
| Personal Vehicle (ref) | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Public/Walk/Other | 0.40 | 0.13, 1.26 | 2.22*** | 1.42, 3.46 |
| Day of Week | ||||
| Business Day (Monday- Friday) (ref) | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Weekend (Saturday-Sunday) | 1.43 | 0.88, 2.34 | 1.16 | 0.85, 1.59 |
| Time of Day | ||||
| Midnight – 8 am | 2.54* | 1.12, 5.78 | 1.86* | 1.12, 3.10 |
| Business Hours (8 am – 5 pm) (ref) | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 5 pm – midnight | 0.20*** | 0.09, 0.43 | 0.71 | 0.31, 1.61 |
| Characteristics of Community | ||||
| Traffic Condition | ||||
| Yes (ref) | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| No | 0.83 | 0.58, 1.20 | 0.81 | 0.64, 1.02 |
| Region | ||||
| Northeast (ref) | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| South | 0.98 | 0.47, 2.06 | 1.24 | 0.87, 1.78 |
| Midwest | 1.46 | 0.76, 2.80 | 1.38 | 0.97, 1.95 |
| West | 2.11 | 0.88, 5.05 | 1.40 | 0.98, 2.00 |
| Job Density | ||||
| Low (ref) | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median | 0.52 | 0.23, 1.16 | 0.94 | 0.58, 1.53 |
| High | 0.49 | 0.20, 1.19 | 0.86 | 0.50, 1.46 |
| Very High | 0.19** | 0.07, 0.52 | 0.62 | 0.37, 1.03 |
a Model Statistics for distance traveled: R2 = 0.0899.
b Model Statistics for time spent in travel: R2 = 0.0817
* p > 0.05. ** p > 0.01. *** p > 0.001.