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. 2014 Aug;104(8):e94–e100. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302013

TABLE 2—

Access to and Use of Health Care Among Adults: Douglas, AZ, 1998 and 2010

Variable 1998, % (95% CI) 2010, % (95% CI) P
Health insurance < .001
 None 34.0 (30.9, 37.1) 18.1 (15.3, 20.9)
 Public 28.5 (25.6, 31.5) 54.9 (51.2, 58.6)
 Private 34.3 (31.2, 37.3) 20.5 (17.5, 23.5)
 Public and private 3.2 (2.0, 4.3) 6.5 (4.7, 8.3)
Usual source of care < .001
 None 7.5 (5.8, 9.2) 3.4 (2.1, 4.7)
 Private doctor 29.7 (26.8, 32.7) 27.4 (24.1, 30.7)
 Public clinic 55.8 (52.5, 59.0) 67.2 (63.7, 70.7)
 Emergency department . . . . . .
 Multiple 6.9 (5.3, 8.6) 2.0 (1.0, 3.0)
Provider location < .001
 United States 75.4 (72.5, 78.4) 88.3 (85.9, 90.7)
 Mexico 24.6 (21.6, 27.5) 11.7 (9.3, 14.1)
Any health care visit, past year 73.3 (70.4, 76.1) 88.7 (86.4, 91.0) < .001
Emergency department visit, past 6 mo 11.9 (9.8, 14.0) 12.4 (10.0, 14.9) .76
Overnight hospital visit, past 6 mo 9.9 (7.9, 11.8) 7.6 (5.7, 9.6) .12
Delayed care, past year 19.3 (16.7, 21.8) 12.6 (10.2, 15.1) < .001
Hypertension screening, past year 76.0 (73.3, 78.8) 87.7 (85.3, 90.1) < .001
Diabetes screening, past year 51.4 (48.2, 54.7) 80.9 (78.0, 83.8) < .001

Note. CI = confidence interval. P values are derived from a χ2 statistic.