TABLE 1—
Descriptive Estimates for Barriers to Care, Sexual Orientation, Sociodemographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics, and Health Status Among US Men and Women Aged 18–64 Years: National Health Interview Survey, 2013 (n = 25 885)
| Variable | Men (n = 11 882), % (95% CI) | Women (n = 14 003), % (95% CI) |
| Barriers to care | ||
| Delayed/did not receive care because of cost | 11.9 (11.2, 12.7) | 14.4 (13.7, 15.2) |
| Did not receive specific services because of cost | 17.2 (16.3, 18.2) | 23.0 (22.0, 24.1) |
| Delayed care for noncost reasons | 7.8 (7.2, 8.5) | 11.6 (10.9, 12.3) |
| Trouble finding a provider | 4.3 (3.8, 4.8) | 6.5 (6.0, 7.0) |
| No usual source of care when sick or need medical advice | 23.5 (22.5, 24.6) | 14.8 (14.0, 15.6) |
| Sexual orientation | ||
| Straight | 97.5 (97.1, 97.8) | 97.3 (96.9, 97.6) |
| Gay/lesbian | 2.0 (1.7, 2.4) | 1.7 (1.4, 2.0) |
| Bisexual | 0.5 (0.4, 0.7) | 1.1 (0.8, 1.3) |
| Sociodemographic characteristics | ||
| Age, y | ||
| 18–24 | 16.1 (15.0, 17.3) | 15.3 (14.4, 16.3) |
| 25–44 | 42.0 (40.7, 43.2) | 41.9 (40.8, 43.1) |
| 45–64 | 41.9 (40.6, 43.2) | 42.7 (41.6, 43.9) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Hispanic | 17.3 (16.2, 18.4) | 16.2 (15.4, 17.1) |
| Non-Hispanic White | 63.8 (62.5, 65.1) | 62.9 (61.7, 64.0) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 11.3 (10.6, 12.1) | 12.9 (12.1, 13.7) |
| Non-Hispanic other | 7.6 (6.9, 8.2) | 8.1 (7.4, 8.8) |
| Marital status | ||
| Never married | 27.9 (26.7, 29.2) | 24.3 (23.3, 25.4) |
| Married/cohabiting | 61.4 (60.2, 62.7) | 60.4 (59.3, 61.6) |
| Divorced/separated/widowed | 10.7 (10.0, 11.3) | 15.3 (14.6, 15.9) |
| Not US-born | 19.2 (18.2, 20.3) | 18.9 (18.0, 19.8) |
| Neighborhood tenure, y | ||
| ≤ 3 | 38.2 (36.9, 39.5) | 38.4 (37.2, 39.6) |
| 4–10 | 28.8 (27.7, 30.0) | 28.3 (27.3, 29.2) |
| 11–20 | 19.0 (18.0, 20.0) | 18.4 (17.5, 19.3) |
| ≥ 21 | 14.0 (13.1, 15.0) | 15.0 (14.1, 15.9) |
| US region of residence | ||
| Northeast | 17.2 (16.1, 18.3) | 17.1 (16.1, 18.2) |
| Midwest | 23.4 (22.2, 24.5) | 21.7 (20.7, 22.8) |
| South | 35.6 (34.3, 36.9) | 38.0 (36.8, 39.3) |
| West | 23.9 (22.8, 25.0) | 23.1 (22.1, 24.2) |
| Place of residence | ||
| Large MSA | 33.8 (32.1, 35.5) | 33.7 (32.0, 35.3) |
| Small MSA | 52.5 (50.6, 54.5) | 51.9 (50.0, 53.9) |
| Not in MSA | 13.7 (12.4, 15.2) | 14.4 (13.1, 15.8) |
| Socioeconomic characteristics | ||
| Education | ||
| < high school | 13.5 (12.6, 14.4) | 11.6 (10.9, 12.3) |
| High school or equivalent | 26.9 (25.8, 28.1) | 23.1 (22.1, 24.1) |
| Some college | 30.5 (29.3, 31.7) | 34.0 (32.9, 35.0) |
| ≥ bachelor’s degree | 29.1 (27.9, 30.4) | 31.4 (30.3, 32.5) |
| Currently working | 76.4 (75.2, 77.5) | 65.2 (64.2, 66.3) |
| Poverty status | ||
| Poor (< 100% of FPT) | 13.1 (12.2, 14.0) | 15.6 (14.7, 16.5) |
| Near poor (≥ 100% to < 200% of FPT) | 17.3 (16.4, 18.2) | 19.1 (18.2, 20.0) |
| Not poor (≥ 200% of FPT) | 69.7 (68.4, 70.9) | 65.4 (64.2, 66.5) |
| Health insurance coverage | ||
| Private coverage | 65.3 (64.1, 66.5) | 64.9 (63.7, 66.0) |
| Public/other coverage | 13.0 (12.2, 13.8) | 16.7 (15.8, 17.6) |
| Uninsured/no coverage | 21.8 (20.7, 22.8) | 18.5 (17.6, 19.4) |
| Health status | ||
| Reported health status | ||
| Poor/fair | 10.7 (10.0, 11.5) | 11.7 (11.0, 12.4) |
| Good | 24.4 (23.3, 25.4) | 25.3 (24.3, 26.3) |
| Very good/excellent | 65.0 (63.8, 66.1) | 63.0 (61.9, 64.1) |
| Activity limitation | 11.8 (11.1, 12.7) | 12.1 (11.4, 12.8) |
| Serious psychological distress | 3.3 (2.9, 3.8) | 4.6 (4.1, 5.1) |
Note. CI = confidence interval; FPT = federal poverty threshold; MSA = metropolitan statistical area. Percent distributions may not sum to 100% because of rounding.