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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Prev Med. 2013 Sep;45(3):304–312. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2013.04.021

Table 2. Perceived Access to Care in Cancer Survivors and Individuals without a Cancer History.

Ages 18–64 years Ages ≥65 years
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
a

Unadjusted weighted percentages

b

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

c

p-value for Wald F from the logistic regression model

d

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