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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Prev Med. 2017 Jan;52(1 Suppl 1):S86–S94. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2016.09.024

Table 2. Multiple Logistic Regression Models Of Perceived Racial Discrimination/Privilege In Health Care For The Whole Sample And By Race.

Variable Whole sample White Black Native American
RR R 95% CI RRR 95% CI RRR 95% CI RRR 95% CI
Perceived discrimination
Racea
 Black 3.94 (3.60, 4.30)***
 Native American 3.06 (2.52, 3.72)***
Hispanic origin 1.24 (1.00, 1.53) 1.50 (1.18, 1.90)** 0.53 (0.27, 1.06) 0.86 (0.43, 1.71)
English interview 1.29 (0.84, 1.97) 1.53 (0.97, 2.43) 1.71 (0.34, 8.59) 1.00 (0.19, 5.15)
Woman 0.82 (0.77, 0.89)*** 0.84 (0.77, 0.91)*** 0.74 (0.65, 0.85)*** 0.65 (0.45, 0.95)*
Income, $10,000s 0.86 (0.82, 0.90)*** 0.84 (0.79, 0.89)*** 0.85 (0.78, 0.94)** 0.85 (0.67, 1.07)
Income squared 1.01 (1.003, 1.01)** 1.01 (1.004, 1.01)** 1.01 (1.005, 1.02)** 1.01 (0.99, 1.03)
Educationb
 Less than high school 0.96 (0.84, 1.11) 1.26 (1.06, 1.49)** 0.68 (0.54, 0.87)** 0.60 (0.30, 1.21)
 High school 1.00 (0.91, 1.11) 1.20 (1.06, 1.36)** 0.78 (0.64, 0.94)** 0.54 (0.30, 0.98)*
 Some college 1.04 (0.94, 1.15) 1.16 (1.02, 1.32)* 0.86 (0.71, 1.04) 0.93 (0.54, 1.60)
Employed for wage 0.64 (0.59, 0.70)*** 0.71 (0.64, 0.78)*** 0.53 (0.45, 0.61)*** 0.57 (0.38, 0.86)**
Health insurance 0.75 (0.68, 0.83)*** 0.67 (0.59, 0.76)*** 0.96 (0.80, 1.15) 0.96 (0.59, 1.54)
Foregone care due to cost 3.15 (2.89, 3.42)*** 3.86 (3.48, 4.28)*** 2.10 (1.79, 2.46)*** 2.28 (1.51, 3.43)***
Has personal physician 0.83 (0.75, 0.91)*** 0.80 (0.71, 0.89)*** 0.80 (0.67, 0.96)* 0.94 (0.59, 1.48)
Self-rated health 0.77 (0.74, 0.79)*** 0.78 (0.74, 0.81)*** 0.78 (0.72, 0.83)*** 0.81 (0.68, 0.97)*
Age, years 1.04 (1.03, 1.06)*** 1.04 (1.03, 1.06)*** 1.04 (1.02, 1.07)** 1.11 (1.03, 1.20)**
Age squared 0.9995 (0.9994, 0.9996)*** 0.9995 (0.9994, 0.9997)*** 0.9995 (0.9992,0.9997)*** 0.9988 (0.9980, 0.9996)**
Regionc
 West 1.25 (1.05, 1.48)* 1.13 (0.92, 1.38) 1.35 (0.97, 1.87) 0.89 (0.39, 2.06)
 Midwest 1.07 (0.94, 1.23) 0.94 (0.80, 1.11) 1.32 (1.02, 1.70)* 1.05 (0.49, 2.27)
 Northeast 1.17 (1.03, 1.34)* 1.33 (1.14, 1.55)*** 0.86 (0.65, 1.14) 0.87 (0.36, 2.10)
Perceived privilege
Racea
 Black 0.71 (0.65, 0.77)***
 Native American 1.32 (1.11, 1.56)**
Hispanic origin 0.99 (0.87, 1.13) 0.98 (0.85, 1.13) 1.29 (0.74, 2.23) 1.21 (0.71, 2.06)
English interview 0.51 (0.39, 0.67)*** 0.44 (0.33, 0.59)*** 1.95 (0.41, 9.34) 1.02 (0.27, 3.86)
Woman 1.17 (1.12, 1.21)*** 1.21 (1.16, 1.26)*** 0.68 (0.58, 0.80)*** 0.89 (0.63, 1.26)
Income, $10,000s 1.00 (0.98, 1.03) 1.03 (1.00, 1.06)* 0.85 (0.77, 0.95)** 1.07 (0.86, 1.33)
Income squared 1.003 (1.001, 1.01)** 1.00 (1.00, 1.004) 1.01 (1.00, 1.02) 0.99 (0.97, 1.01)
Educationb
  Less than high school 0.58 (0.53, 0.63)*** 0.52 (0.48, 0.57)*** 1.65 (1.26, 2.16)*** 1.04 (0.60, 1.79)
  High school 0.50 (0.48, 0.52)*** 0.47 (0.45, 0.50)*** 1.19 (0.96, 1.49) 0.83 (0.51, 1.35)
  Some college 0.56 (0.53, 0.58)*** 0.55 (0.52, 0.58)*** 0.85 (0.67, 1.08) 0.60 (0.36, 1.00)*
Employed for wage 0.43 (0.41, 0.45)*** 0.43 (0.41, 0.45)*** 0.53 (0.44, 0.64)*** 0.42 (0.27, 0.64)***
Health insurance 1.22 (1.13, 1.32)*** 1.28 (1.17, 1.39)*** 1.04 (0.83, 1.32) 1.07 (0.68, 1.67)
Foregone care due to cost 1.01 (0.94, 1.08) 1.02 (0.94, 1.09) 1.01 (0.81, 1.24) 0.83 (0.51, 1.33)
Has personal physician 1.21 (1.14, 1.30)*** 1.25 (1.17, 1.34)*** 1.11 (0.88, 1.39) 1.10 (0.69, 1.75)
Self-rated health 1.04 (1.02, 1.06)*** 1.03 (1.01, 1.05)** 1.10 (1.01, 1.19)* 1.00 (0.85, 1.17)
Age, years 0.97 (0.96, 0.98)*** 0.97 (0.96, 0.97)*** 1.00 (0.98, 1.03) 1.07 (1.00, 1.14)*
Age squared 1.001 (1.0004, 1.001)*** 1.001 (1.0004, 1.001)*** 1.00 (1.00, 1.0002) 1.00 (0.999, 1.000)
Regionc
  West 1.29 (1.19, 1.40) *** 1.34 (1.23, 1.46) *** 0.69 (0.45, 1.06) 1.51 (0.74, 3.06)
  Midwest 1.20 (1.12, 1.28)*** 1.23 (1.14, 1.32)*** 0.87 (0.63, 1.19) 1.73 (0.85, 3.50)
  Northeast 1.30 (1.22, 1.38)*** 1.32 (1.24, 1.41)*** 1.05 (0.79, 1.40) 1.27 (0.59, 2.71)

Notes: Robust estimators and adjustment for clustering in survey design are used. All models control for year. Reference category:

a

White;

b

College graduate;

c

South. N=99,820 for the whole sample, 90,477 for whites, 8,250 for blacks, and 1,093 for Native Americans. Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2004-2013.

Boldface indicates statistical significance

*

p<0.05;

**

p<0.01;

***

p<0.001 two-tailed tests.

RRR, relative risk ratio