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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Nov 15.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer. 2017 Jul 20;123(22):4449–4457. doi: 10.1002/cncr.30894

Table 2.

Comparison of Access Measures and Domains by Race

Non-Hispanic White
N=1907
Non-Hispanic Black
N=394
p-value
Availability
 Less choice based on where you live 591 (31.0%) 143 (36.3%) <.001
 Less choice based on your insurance plan 488 (25.6%) 138 (35.0%) <.001
 Lower geographic availability 508 (26.6%) 34 (8.6%) <.001
Summary Score for Lower Availability 835 (43.8%) 157 (39.9%) 0.55

Accessibility
 Less easy getting to your MD’s office 538 (28.2%) 88 (22.3%) 0.02
 Self-reported longer time to get to MD 431 (22.6%) 73 (18.5%) 0.19
Summary Score for Lower Accessibility 687 (36.0%) 119 (30.2%) 0.12

Accommodation
 Longer time to a new appointment 289 (15.2%) 63 (16.0%) 0.45
 Less easy to get a convenient appointment 698 (36.6%) 120 (30.5%) 0.02
 Longer wait to be seen 381 (20.0%) 88 (22.3%) 0.25
 Less easy getting in touch outside an appointment 851 (44.6%) 161 (40.9%) 0.13
Summary Score for Lower Accommodation 921 (48.3%) 174 (44.2%) 0.26

Affordability
 Less easy getting insurance approval 254 (13.3%) 83 (21.1%) <.001
 Hard time affording bills 143 (7.5%) 87 (22.1%) <.001
Summary Score for Lower Affordability 351 (18.4%) 123 (31.2%) <.001

Acceptability
 Less than excellent office appearance 607 (31.8%) 119 (30.2%) 0.55