Table 3.
Social needs of Health Leads households (N = 10,916) from September 1, 2013 to August 31, 2015 in 4 geographic regions according to the head of household’s preferred language
| Preferred Healthcare Language | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall N=10,916 | Spanish n=2,481 | English n=8,435 | p-value | |
| # Social needs per household (mean (SD)) | 3.2 (2.7) | 2.8 (2.3) | 3.2 (2.8) | <0.001 |
| Social Needs Categories (n (%) ever reporting a need in this category) | ||||
| Child-Related | 4,034 (37.0%) | 783 (31.6%) | 3,251 (38.5%) | <0.001 |
| Commodities | 3,368 (30.8%) | 670 (27.0%) | 2,698 (32.0%) | <0.001 |
| Food | 3,260 (29.9%) | 885 (35.7%) | 2,375 (28.2%) | <0.001 |
| Utilities | 2,776 (25.4%) | 403 (16.2%) | 2,373 (28.1%) | <0.001 |
| Employment | 2,433 (22.3%) | 261 (10.5%) | 2,172 (25.8%) | <0.001 |
| Housing | 2,357 (21.6%) | 283(11.4%) | 2,074 (24.6%) | <0.001 |
| Adult Education | 1,746 (16.0%) | 615 (24.8%) | 1,131 (13.4%) | <0.001 |
| Health | 1,671 (15.3%) | 709 (28.6%) | 962 (11.4%) | <0.001 |
| Financial | 923 (8.5%) | 236 (9.5%) | 687 (8.1%) | 0.031 |
| Legal | 662 (6.1%) | 121 (4.8%) | 541 (6.4%) | 0.005 |
| Transportation | 282 (2.6%) | 28 (1.1%) | 254 (3.0%) | <0.001 |
Italics indicate that % Spanish > % English