TABLE 4—
Adjusted Odds Ratios for Factors Predicting Having a Regular Provider in a Doctor’s Office or Clinic Among US Adults Aged 19–64 Years, 2008–2010, 2015–2017, and Change Between Those Periods
Pre-ACA, AOR (95% CI) | Change Between Pre- and Post-ACA, AOR (95% CI) | Post-ACA, AOR (95% CI) | |
Age group, y | |||
19–25 | 0.35 (0.31, 0.38) | 1.09 (0.95, 1.25) | 0.38 (0.34, 0.42) |
26–34 | 0.38 (0.35, 0.41) | 0.91 (0.81, 1.03) | 0.35 (0.32, 0.38) |
35–44 | 0.59 (0.54, 0.65) | 1.00 (0.88, 1.14) | 0.59 (0.54, 0.66) |
45–54 | 0.74 (0.68, 0.80) | 1.01 (0.89, 1.16) | 0.75 (0.68, 0.82) |
55–64 (Ref) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Gender | |||
Male | 0.43 (0.40, 0.45) | 1.14 (1.06, 1.23) | 0.49 (0.46, 0.51) |
Female (Ref) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Race/ethnicity | |||
Non-Hispanic White/other (Ref) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Non-Hispanic African American | 0.88 (0.82, 0.95) | 1.09 (0.97, 1.22) | 0.96 (0.88, 1.04) |
Non-Hispanic AIAN | 0.71 (0.49, 1.03) | 1.38 (0.85, 2.24) | 0.98 (0.71, 1.34) |
Non-Hispanic Asian | 0.90 (0.80, 1.01) | 1.01 (0.85, 1.19) | 0.91 (0.81, 1.03) |
Latino/Hispanic | 0.62 (0.58, 0.67) | 1.17 (1.05, 1.30) | 0.72 (0.67, 0.78) |
Family incomea | |||
< FPL | 0.26 (0.23, 0.28) | 1.38 (1.20, 1.58) | 0.35 (0.32, 0.39) |
1–1.99 × FPL | 0.29 (0.27, 0.31) | 1.39 (1.23, 1.57) | 0.40 (0.37, 0.44) |
2–3.99 × FPL | 0.52 (0.48, 0.56) | 1.14 (1.03, 1.26) | 0.59 (0.54, 0.63) |
≥ 4 × FPL (Ref) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Disability status | |||
Needs ADL help | 3.04 (2.26, 4.10) | 0.75 (0.50, 1.13) | 2.29 (1.73, 3.03) |
Disability prevents work | 1.82 (1.59, 2.07) | 0.97 (0.81, 1.17) | 1.76 (1.55, 2.01) |
Other mental health disability | 0.76 (0.66, 0.89) | 1.14 (0.92, 1.43) | 0.87 (0.74, 1.03) |
Other physical/cognitive disability | 1.13 (1.004, 1.28) | 1.25 (1.03, 1.52) | 1.42 (1.22, 1.66) |
No disability (Ref) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Time period | |||
Pre-ACA (Ref) | 1 | ||
Post-ACA (2015–2017) | 0.93 (0.81, 1.07) |
Note. ACA = Affordable Care Act; ADL = activities of daily living; AIAN = American Indian/Alaska Native; AOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; FPL = federal poverty level.
FPL defined annually by US Department of Health and Human Services.