Table 3.

Factors associated with patients reporting delaying care for two or more days (n = 713)

Predictor	Odds ratio	95% CI	p value
Saw a different physician first	2.0	1.40-2.83	< 0.001
Physical health or emotional problems interfered with social activities	1.5	1.02-2.20	0.040
Not insured*	1.4	1.04-2.01	0.028
Inability to afford physician appointments	1.4	0.98-1.97	0.064
Younger (decreasing by 10 years)	0.8	0.72-0.92	0.001
Not a resident of catchment area	0.7	0.46-1.02	0.061
No phone available for use	0.5	0.26-0.82	0.009

*includes those on the state's indigent care program