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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Med Qual. 2014 Jun 5;30(5):459–469. doi: 10.1177/1062860614537676

Table 3. Decomposition Results for Barriers to Care by Race and Ethnicity.

Cost Barriers Organizational Barriers Transportation Barriers
Predicted Values White (ref) = .29 White (ref) = .14 White (ref) = .03
African American = .35 African American = .18 African American = .09
Hispanic = .40 Hispanic = .22 Hispanic = .06

Whites / African Americans
Cost Barriers Organizational Barriers Transportation Barriers
Significant Contributors
Private Insurance X X
Public Insurance X
Health Status X X X
Comorbidity X
Unexplained 1% 47% 42%
Whites / Hispanics
Significant Contributors
Private Insurance X
Public Insurance X
Health Status X
Nativity X
Year X
Unexplained 66% 87% 92%

Notes: Data source – National Health Interview Survey 2001-2011. “X” indicates the variable is a significant contributor to the predicted value difference between whites and the minority group. Nonsignificant covariates are excluded for each decomposition. All regression models include fixed year effects. Unobservered heterogeneity accounts for the unexplained share.