Table 1.
Participant Demographics
| Variable | Survey and interview participants (n=50a) % | Survey participants only (n=955a) % | Fisher’s exact p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 0.842 | ||
| 18‒44 | 59 | 55 | |
| 45‒64 | 29 | 30 | |
| ≥75 | 12 | 15 | |
| Sex | 0.588 | ||
| Female | 77 | 70 | |
| Male | 23 | 29 | |
| Participant type | 0.732 | ||
| Patient | 80 | 76 | |
| Caregiver of pediatric patient | 20 | 24 | |
| Approximate %FPL | 0.007 | ||
| <200% | 68 | 55 | |
| ≥200% | 33 | 45 | |
| Race/ethnicity | 0.070 | ||
| Non-Hispanic white | 29 | 37 | |
| Non-Hispanic black | 37 | 21 | |
| Hispanic | 31 | 34 | |
| Other | 4 | 9 | |
| Preferred language | 1.000 | ||
| English | 82 | 82 | |
| Spanish | 18 | 18 | |
| Education | 0.600 | ||
| High school or less | 52 | 43 | |
| Some college and above | 48 | 57 | |
| Self-rated health | 0.731 | ||
| Excellent/Very good/Good | 76 | 76 | |
| Fair/Poor | 24 | 25 | |
| Healthcare setting | 1.000 | ||
| Family medicine | 40 | 40 | |
| Internal medicine | 20 | 20 | |
| General ED | 20 | 20 | |
| Pediatric ED | 20 | 20 | |
| Census region location of healthcare site | 1.000 | ||
| Northeast | 30 | 30 | |
| South | 10 | 10 | |
| Midwest | 20 | 20 | |
| West | 40 | 40 | |
| Participant response to CMMI social risk screening tool | |||
| Yes, housing problem | 40 | 41 | 1.000 |
| Yes, food insecurity | 52 | 41 | 0.144 |
| Yes, transportation problems | 16 | 21 | 0.588 |
| Yes, utilities problems | 10 | 13 | 0.825 |
| Yes, safety concern | 0 | 2 | 1.000 |
| Overall number of positive social risk screening domains | 0.558 | ||
| No unmet risks | 34 | 39 | |
| 1‒2 unmet risk(s) | 54 | 46 | |
| 3‒5 unmet risks | 12 | 16 | |
| Appropriateness of screening at healthcare setting | 0.214 | ||
| Very appropriate | 40 | 55 | |
| Somewhat appropriate | 38 | 25 | |
| Neither | 14 | 14 | |
| Somewhat inappropriate | 20 | 4 | |
| Very inappropriate | 6 | 3 | |
| Comfort with EHR integration of social risk screening results | 0.622 | ||
| Very comfortable | 43 | 44 | |
| Somewhat comfortable | 16 | 20 | |
| Neither | 20 | 16 | |
| Somewhat uncomfortable | 6 | 9 | |
| Very uncomfortable | 14 | 9 |
Note: Boldface indicates statistical significance (p<0.05).
Not all participants completed the survey. Respondents who completed >50% of the survey questions were eligible to participate in interviews.
FPL, federal poverty limit; ED, emergency department; CMMI, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation; EHR, electronic health record.