Table 3.

Decomposition results of prescription drug use and doctor visit among immigrants

	Prescription drug	Doctor visit	Drug/Doctor visit
US-born citizens (reference group) vs. US-naturalized citizens
US-naturalized citizens	0.63	0.46	0.70
US-born citizens	0.68	0.43	0.75
Total difference	−0.06	NS	−0.05
Total explained (%)	46.43	–	60.00
Significant factors (% of total explained differences)
Race/ethnicity	138.83	–	71.91
Usual source of care	13.74	–	18.68
Insurance	−11.16	–	9.43
US-born citizens (reference group) vs. non-US citizens
Non-US citizens	0.45	0.37	0.53
US-born citizens	0.68	0.43	0.75
Total difference	−0.23	−0.06	−0.22
Total explained (%)	87.90	120.8	91.71
Significant factors (% of total explained differences)
Race/ethnicity	55.65	–	55.19
English	–	10.55
Usual source of care	19.66	29.29	20.13
Insurance	19.24	27.91	14.54

Only significant individual factors with 5% or more contributions are reported. Non-significant results for each decomposition model were excluded for brevity. Among individual factors, positive/negative coefficients indicate the share of explanatory variables positively/negatively associated with disparities in receiving the procedure