Table 3.
Bivariate Associations for Emergency Room (ER) Visits and Having a Primary Care Physician (PCP) With Participants’ Characteristics (N = 232)
| Characteristic | Overall | ≥2 ER Visits | Have a PCP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | p | n (%) | p | |
| Age, y (n = 231) | |||||
| 18–25 | 22 ( 9.5) | 3 (13.6) | 0.49 | 9 (40.9) | <0.01 |
| 26–35 | 47 (20.4) | 3 ( 6.4) | 31 (66.0) | ||
| 36–45 | 60 (56.0) | 4 ( 6.7) | 41 (68.3) | ||
| 46–64 | 70 (30.3) | 5 ( 7.1) | 57 (81.4) | ||
| ≥65 | 32 (13.8) | 5 (15.6) | 30 (93.8) | ||
| Income, US$ (n = 222) | |||||
| <19,999 | 81 (36.5) | 15 (18.5) | <0.01 | 53 (65.4) | <0.01 |
| 20,000–39,999 | 76 (34.2) | 3 ( 4.0) | 53 (69.7) | ||
| ≥40,000 | 65 (29.3) | 1 ( 1.5) | 57 (87.7) | ||
| Employment status (n = 230) | |||||
| Unemployed | 71 (30.9) | 11 (15.5) | 0.01 | 52 (73.2) | 0.96 |
| Employed | 159 (69.1) | 9 ( 5.7) | 116 (73.0) | ||
| Health insurance status (n = 232) | |||||
| Insured | 162 (69.8) | 16 ( 9.9) | 0.30 | 146 (90.1) | <0.01 |
| Uninsured | 70 (30.2) | 4 ( 5.8) | 23 (32.9) | ||