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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jul 29.
Published in final edited form as: Humanit Soc Sci Commun. 2020 Nov 11;7(1):149. doi: 10.1057/s41599-020-00641-5

Table 3.

Descriptive statistics for survey questions used in indices measuring perceived healthcare access (N = 1841).

Frequency (% fairly or very true) Mean (SD)
Perceived healthcare access index
The healthcare system in this country is easy to use 37.48 2.22 (0.98)
I can get the healthcare I need when I need it 70.23 3.02 (0.95)
I get all the information I need about my health from my healthcare provider 62.42 2.82 (0.97)
I could access my electronic health record if I wanted to 67.19 2.99 (1.06)
In general, I am satisfied with the treatment I receive from my healthcare provider 73.01 3.04 (0.92)
Healthcare Access index (Cronbach’s α = 0.820) Median: 2.8 2.82 (0.75)

Range: 1 = “not true”; 2 = “somewhat true”; 3 = “fairly true”; 4 = “very true”.