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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Immigr Minor Health. 2019 Apr;21(2):264–270. doi: 10.1007/s10903-018-0763-0

Table 2.

Logistic Regression Models of Health Service Use

Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval)
No usual place for care No regular check-up Unmet needs for medical care Communication problems in healthcare settings
English proficiency
 Proficient 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Limited English proficiency 2.09b (1.67, 2.61) 1.69b (1.34, 2.11) 1.89b (1.31, 2.74) 4.95b (3.66, 6.70)
Age
 18−39 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 40−59 .48b (.39, .62) .58b (.46, .74) .89 (.63, 2.74) .98 (.76, 1.26)
 ≥60 .35b (.26, .46) .25b (.19, .34) 1.04 (.72, 1.49) 1.28 (.97, 1.68)
Gender
 Male 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Female .69b (.58, .83) .57b (.47, .68) 1.05 (.80, 1.36) 1.06 (.86, 1.30)
Marital status
 Not married 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Married .68b (.56, .85) .69a (.55, .85) .77 (.57, 1.04) 1.12 (.88, 1.42)
Education
 <12 years 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 ≥12 years .88 (.69, 1.14) .94 (.72, 1.23) .71 (.52, .97) .50b (.39, .64)
Ethnicity
 Chinese 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Asian Indian 2.31b (1.76, 3.03) .92 (.69, 1.21) .65 (.40, 1.05) .25b (.18, .36)
 Korean 1.39 (1.06, 1.82) 1.66b (1.26, 2.18) 1.51 (1.03, 2.19) 1.29 (.98, 1.70)
 Vietnamese .90 (.68, 1.21) .88 (.59, 1.19) 1.94a (1.33, 2.83) .93 (.70, 1.24)
 Filipino .80 (.55, 1.16) .81 (.56, 1.17) 1.25 (.73. 2.12) .29b (.18, .48)
 Other Asian 1.28 (.84, 1.96) 1.06 (.69, 1.63) .89 (.46, 1.74) .63 (.39, 1.01)
Nativity
 U.S.-born 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Foreign-born 1.18 (.83, 1.68) 1.26 (.88, 1.80) .99 (.57, 1.71) 2.50a (1.35, 4.61)
Self-rated health
 Excellent/very good/good 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Fair/poor 1.15 (.85, 1.57) .97 (.71, 1.34) 2.45b (1.73, 3.47) 1.98b (1.45, 2.69)
Health insurance
 Insured 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Not insured 5.66b (4.36, 7.37) 5.63b (4.34, 7.30) 2.36b (1.75, 3.18) 1.21 (.93, 1.59)
a

p < .01,

b

.001.