Table 4.
Disparities in Healthcare Access and Utilization
| Commercial | Low-Premium | Uninsured | p-value | |
| Difficulty in access | n = 98 | n = 134 | n = 198 | <0.001 |
| No | 51.0%(50) | 43.3%(58) | 24.2%(48) | |
| Neutral | 40.8%(40) | 41.8%(56) | 58.6%(116) | |
| Yes | 8.2%(8) | 14.9%(20) | 17.2%(34) | |
| Care Affordability | n = 102 | n = 135 | n = 202 | 0.077 |
| Affordable | 61.8%(63) | 57.8%(78) | 52.0%(105) | |
| Neutral | 24.5%(25) | 18.5%(25) | 29.7%(60) | |
| Unaffordable | 13.7%(14) | 23.7%(32) | 18.3%(37) | |
| Delay in seeking care1 | n = 78 | n = 106 | n = 161 | 0.1052 |
| Yes | 17.9%(14) | 13.2%(14) | 23.6%(38) | |
| Foregone care | n = 96 | n = 133 | n = 192 | 0.009 |
| Yes | 11.5%(11) | 14.3%(19) | 24.5%(47) | |
| Outpatient Visits | n = 101 | n = 140 | n = 205 | 0.796 |
| None | 18.8%19) | 24.3%(34) | 19.5%(40) | |
| 1–2 | 59.4%(60) | 59.3%(83) | 57.6%(118) | |
| 3–5 | 16.8%(17) | 12.1%(17) | 17.1%(35) | |
| >5 | 5.0%(5) | 4.3%(5) | 5.9%(12) | |
| Satisfaction with healthcare | n = 99 | n = 139 | n = 198 | 0.0673 |
| Satisfied | 21.2%(21) | 25.2%(35) | 12.2%(24) | |
| Somewhat satisfied | 40.4%(40) | 41.0%(57) | 43.4%(86) | |
| Neutral | 17.2%(17) | 15.8%(22) | 23.7%(47) | |
| Unsatisfied | 21.2%(21) | 18.0%(25) | 20.7%(41) | |
1. Only those reported illness were included
2. Difference between the low-premium and uninsured was more pronounced with χ2 = 3.77, df = 1, p-value = 0.05
3. Comparison of insured (commercial and coop combined) and uninsured resulted in χ2 = 10.915, df = 3, p-value = 0.012