Table 3.

Experiences of Persons with SLE in Gaining and Maintaining Access to Health Care and Dealing with Personal- and Neigborhood-Level Stressors that Affect SLE Status, by High Income vs. Poverty, Living in Neighborhood of Concentrated Poverty vs. Not, and Being in Worst Quartile of Disease Damage in 2015

Group	Health Care Issues
	N	Gained Access to SLE Care in < 6 months	Maintained Access/Maneuvered through System
Income
High Income (household income ≥$100,000)	11	6	10
In Poverty	17	8	10
Residence (among those in Poverty)
Living in Areas of Concentrated Poverty	11	6	5
Not Living in Areas of Concentrated Poverty	6	2	5
Disease Status
Highest Quartile of Damage	14	6	10
Lowest Three Quartiles of Damage	14	8	10
Group	N	Traditional Stressors	Stressors Mentioned Socioeconomic Stressors	Adverse Neighborhood Effects
Income
High Income (household income ≥$100,000)	11	11	1	0
In Poverty	17	17	11	13
Residence (among those in Poverty)
Living in Areas of Concentrated Poverty	11	11	6	8
Not Living in Areas of Concentrated Poverty	6	6	5	5
Disease Status
Highest Quartile of Damage	14	14	3	3
Lowest Three Quartiles of Damage	14	14	7	10