Table 2. Perceived Access to Care in Cancer Survivors and Individuals without a Cancer History.
Ages 18–64 years | Ages ≥65 years | |||||||||
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Cancer Survivors (n = 2484) | Individuals without a Cancer History (n = 55,718) | Cancer Survivors (n = 2459) | Individuals without a Cancer History (n=8393) | |||||||
%a | Adj %b | %a | Adj % b | p- valuec | %a | Adj %d | %a | Adj %d | p-valuec | |
Usual source of healthcare | 0.007 | 0.265 | ||||||||
Yes | 85.0 | 74.9 | 70.3 | 70.9 | 91.1 | 90.4 | 89.0 | 89.3 | ||
No / missing | 15.0 | 25.1 | 29.7 | 29.1 | 8.9 | 9.6 | 11.0 | 10.7 | ||
Among people with a usual source of health care, usual healthcare provider how difficult is it to get to usual healthcare provider | 0.044 | 0.187 | ||||||||
Somewhat or very difficult | 6.3 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 5.9 | ||
Not too difficult | 17.4 | 17.4 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 20.8 | 21.3 | 19.3 | 19.1 | ||
Not at all difficult / missing | 76.3 | 76.8 | 79.0 | 79.0 | 73.8 | 73.4 | 74.8 | 74.9 | ||
Unable to get or delayed any necessary medical care, dental care, or prescription medication | <0.001 | 0.053 | ||||||||
Yes | 19.2 | 16.0 | 12.6 | 12.8 | 10.6 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 9.1 | ||
No / missing | 80.8 | 84.0 | 87.4 | 87.2 | 89.4 | 89.3 | 90.9 | 90.9 | ||
Among people who were unable to get or who delayed care/medication, problem not getting or delayed necessary medical care, dental care, or prescription medication | 0.316 | 0.002 | ||||||||
A big problem | 66.2 | 63.0 | 58.5 | 58.7 | 40.4 | 40.4 | 52.6 | 52.6 | ||
A small problem | 26.1 | 28.4 | 30.9 | 30.7 | 42.7 | 43.1 | 29.1 | 28.9 | ||
Not a problem / missing | 7.8 | 8.6 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 16.9 | 16.5 | 18.3 | 18.5 |
Unadjusted weighted percentages
Predicted marginals from a logistic regression model with age (18–49 years, 50–54 years, 55–59 years, 60–64 years); number of comorbid conditions (0, 1, 2, 3+); marital status; educational attainment; race/ethnicity; and gender as covariates
p-value for Wald F from the logistic regression model
Predicted marginals from a logistic regression model with age (65–69 years, 70–74 years, 75–79 years, ≥80 years); number of comorbid conditions (0–1, 2, 3, 4+); marital status; educational attainment; race/ethnicity; and gender as covariates
Adj., adjusted