Table 1.
Describing NHPIs’ Health Services Use based on Andersen’s Model
| n = 2172 | Percentages or Meansa | 95% Confidence Intervals or Standard Errors |
|---|---|---|
| Health care utilization: Outcomes | ||
| ED/ER visits | ||
| Non-Users | 81.6 | 79.1–83.9 |
| Single-users (1 visit/year) | 11.4 | 9.6–13.5 |
| Multiple-users (≥2 visits/year) | 7.0 | 5.9–8.4 |
| Outpatient services | ||
| Non-Users | 26.6 | 24.0–29.3 |
| Occasional-users (1–3 visits/year) | 46.1 | 42.8–49.4 |
| Moderate-users (4–9 visits/year) | 17.0 | 14.9–19.3 |
| Frequent-users (≥10 visits/year) | 10.4 | 8.5–12.6 |
| Predisposing factors | ||
| Age (mean) | 40.8 | 39.9–41.7 |
| Females | 50.2 | 46.2–54.2 |
| Education level | ||
| Less than high school | 10.2 | 8.0–13.0 |
| High-school/GED | 39.6 | 36.1–43.3 |
| High-school or more | 50.2 | 47.0–53.8 |
| Married; living with a partner (yes) | 60.7 | 57.5–63.9 |
| Unemployed | 33.1 | 28.5–38.0 |
| Born in the US (yes) | 70.5 | 66.9–73.9 |
| Enabling factors | ||
| Poverty level | ||
| < 100% FPL | 15.9 | 12.9–19.5 |
| 100–199% FPL | 24.1 | 21.4–27.1 |
| 200–399% FPL | 29.8 | 26.5–33.3 |
| ≥ 400% FPL | 30.2 | 28.3–32.2 |
| Uninsured (yes) | 6.2 | 4.8–8.0 |
| Usual source of routine/preventive care (yes) | 87.4 | 84.9–89.6 |
| Use eHealth information (yes) | 19.3 | 17.0–21.9 |
| Ability to afford health care (mean, standard error) | 0.3 | 0.02 |
| Neighborhood social support (mean, standard error) | 12.4 | 3.1 |
| Barriers to health care access (mean, standard error) | 0.1 | 0.02 |
| Needs | ||
| Evaluated needs (number of CDs) | ||
| 0 | 39.7 | 35.9–43.7 |
| 1 | 23.9 | 21.3–26.7 |
| ≥ 2 | 36.4 | 33.9–38.9 |
| Perceived needs (Health Status) | ||
| Poor-Fair | 13.7 | 12.3–15.1 |
| Good | 28.3 | 25.1–31.7 |
| Very good | 30.0 | 26.8–33.3 |
| Excellent | 28.0 | 23.9–32.6 |
Source: NHPI-NHIS 2014
aWeighted means and percentages. Valid estimates do not account for missing data
Note: FPL: Federal Poverty Level. CD: Chronic Diseases. GED: General Educational Development
ED/ER: Emergency department/Emergency room. US: United States