Table 3. Perceived Barriers to Health Care Access by Disability Status (N = 12,499a), National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2013.
Barrier | Any Disabilityb | No Disability |
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% (95% Confidence Interval) | ||
Difficulty getting through on telephone to reach clinic | 4.2 (3.4–5.2) | 1.6 (1.4–1.9) |
Difficulty getting clinic appointment | 9.1 (7.9–10.6) | 4.5 (4.1–4.9) |
Wait time at clinic too long | 7.3 (6.1–8.7) | 2.8 (2.5–3.2) |
Clinic not open at convenient times | 4.3 (3.5–5.4) | 2.3 (2.0–2.6) |
No available transportation to clinic | 6.5 (5.4–7.8) | 0.8 (0.7–1.0) |
The denominator for each survey question varies because of the exclusion of persons with unknown and missing responses.
Includes hearing, vision, cognitive, or mobility disability.