TABLE 3.

Relative Odds of Reporting an Unmet Medical Need According to Insurance Status and USC, NHIS 1998–2006

Insurance/USC	1998 Odds Ratio (95% CI)	2000 Odds Ratio (95% CI)	2002 Odds Ratio (95% CI)	2004 Odds Ratio (95% CI)	2006 Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Private,+(reference)	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
Private,−	1.3 (0.4–3.8)	2.1 (0.9–5.1)	3.1 (4.6–9.0)	2.6 (1.2–5.8)	3.0 (1.0–8.6)
Public,+	2.0 (1.6–2.5)	1.9 (1.6–2.4)	2.2 (1.8–2.7)	1.8 (1.5–2.2)	1.8 (1.4–2.3)
Public,−	4.5 (1.5–13.6)	3.4 (1.4–8.5)	3.3 (1.6–7.0)	3.2 (1.3–7.6)	5.6 (2.1–15.0)
Uninsured,+	4.5 (3.7–5.6)	5.2 (4.2–6.4)	4.4 (3.5–5.5)	5.2 (4.1–6.6)	5.5 (4.3–7.1)
Uninsured,−	6.0 (4.3–8.4)	7.5 (5.6–10.2	6.4 (4.6–9.0)	9.1 (6.3–13.1)	8.5 (5.7–12.8)

+/− represents having a USC or no USC.