TABLE 2—

Adjusted Differences in Health Care Utilization Among Men, Aged 18–44 Years, With and Without a History of Incarceration: National Survey of Family Growth, United States, 2011–2015

Utilization Outcome	Previously Incarcerated, Weighted % (95% CI)	Never Incarcerated, Weighted % (95% CI)	Difference,a Weighted % (95% CI)
Regular source of primary careb
Pre-ACAc	52.5 (49.2, 55.8)	62.8 (60.4, 65.2)	–10.3 (–14.3, –6.2)
Post-ACAd	48.4 (43.2, 53.6)	61.4 (58.0, 64.7)	–13.0 (–18.3, –7.6)
ED as regular source of care
Pre-ACAc	4.5 (3.2, 5.8)	3.0 (2.1, 4.0)	1.5 (–0.1, 3.0)
Post-ACAd	5.4 (3.3, 7.4)	2.7 (1.8, 3.7)	2.7 (0.7, 4.7)
ED visit past 12 mo
Pre-ACAc	12.4 (8.4, 16.3)	6.0 (4.7, 7.2)	6.4 (2.2, 10.6)
Post-ACAd	11.8 (8.9, 14.7)	5.8 (4.1, 7.4)	6.0 (3.0, 9.0)

Note. ACA= Affordable Care Act; CI = confidence interval; ED = emergency department. The sample size was n = 7434.

^aAdjusted for age, race/ethnicity, income, education, marital status, employment, self-reported health, and drug use.

^bWe categorized respondents whose usual source of care was an ED, urgent care center, or hospital room as not having a usual source of primary care.

^cSeptember 2011–August 2013.

^dJanuary 2014–September 2015.