Table 3.
Number and Types of Barriers Reported by Urban Versus Nonurban Residence, Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium, 2012–2017
| All,a (N = 14,017), N (%) | Urban (N = 11,977), N (%) | Nonurban (N = 1,655), N (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of reasons reported | |||
| 0 | 1,868 (13.3) | 1,341 (11.2) | 445 (26.9) |
| 1 | 11,014 (78.6) | 9,631 (80.4) | 1,108 (66.9) |
| 2 | 917 (6.5) | 813 (6.8) | 83 (5.0) |
| 3 | 148 (1.1) | 125 (1.0) | 16 (1.0) |
| 4 | 70 (0.5) | 67 (0.6) | 3 (0.2) |
| Combinations of reasons | |||
| Two reasons reported | N = 917 | N = 813 | N = 83 |
| No insurance/health care cost+Too many responsibilities | 396 (43.2) | 357 (43.9) | 29 (34.9) |
| No insurance/health care cost+No transportation | 143 (15.6) | 122 (15.0) | 19 (22.9) |
| No insurance/health care cost+Other | 139 (15.2) | 126 (15.5) | 9 (10.8) |
| Too many responsibilities+No transportation | 95 (10.4) | 82 (10.1) | 12 (14.5) |
| Too many responsibilities+Other | 82 (8.9) | 73 (9.0) | 8 (9.6) |
| No transportation+Other | 62 (6.8) | 53 (6.5) | 6 (7.2) |
| Three reasons reported | N = 148 | N = 125 | N = 16 |
| No insurance/health care cost+Too many responsibilities+No transportation | 74 (50.0) | 62 (49.6) | 10 (62.5) |
| No insurance/health care cost+Too many responsibilities+Other | 34 (23.0) | 33 (26.4) | 0 (0) |
| No insurance/health care cost+No transportation+Other | 30 (20.3) | 20 (16.0) | 6 (37.5) |
| Too many responsibilities+No transportation+Other | 10 (6.8) | 10 (8.0) | 0 (0) |
a
Among examinations with a positive response to the question, “Was there any time in the past 12 months when you needed to get health care but could not get it?”.