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. 2021 Oct 1;54:323.e1–323.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2021.09.071

Table 3.

Health related social needs screening results during study period

Variable Pre-Period
(n = 666)
Post-Period
(n = 592)
Both Periods
(n = 1258)
Food Insecurity
 Valid N (% Response) 655 (98.3%)
(95% CI: 97.1, 99.2)
579 (97.8%)
(95% CI: 96.2, 98.8)
1234 (98.1%)
(95% CI: 97.2, 98.8)
 Positive 179 (27.3%)
(95% CI: 24.0, 30.9)
207 (35.8%)
(95% CI: 31.8, 39.8)
386 (31.3%)
(95% CI: 28.7, 34.0)
 Negative 476 (72.7%)
(95% CI: 69.1, 76.1)
372 (64.2%)
(95% CI: 60.1, 68.2)
848 (68.7%)
(95% CI: 66.1, 71.3)
Interpersonal Safety
 Valid N (% Response) 476 (71.5%)
(95% CI: 67.9, 74.9)
474 (80.1%)
(95% CI: 76.6, 83.2)
950 (75.5%)
(95% CI: 73.0, 77.9)
 Positive 476 (100.0%)
(95% CI: 99.2, 100)
383 (80.8%)
(95% CI: 77.0,84.2)
859 (90.4%)
(95% CI: 88.4, 92.2)
 Negative 0 (0.0%)
(95% CI: 0, 0.01)
91 (19.2%)
(95% CI: 15.8, 23.0)
91 (9.6%)
(95% CI: 7.8, 11.6)
Housing Instability
 Valid N (% Response) 657 (98.6%)
(95% CI: 97.5, 99.4)
581 (98.1%)
(95% CI: 96.7, 99.1)
1238 (98.4%)
(95% CI: 97.6, 99.0)
 Positive 93 (14.2%)
(95% CI: 11.6, 17.1)
100 (17.2%)
(95% CI: 14.2, 20.5)
193 (15.6%)
(95% CI: 13.6, 17.7)
 Negative 564 (85.8%)
(95% CI: 82.9, 88.4)
481 (82.8%)
(95% CI: 79.5, 85.8)
1045 (84.4%)
(95% CI: 82.3, 86.4)
Transportation Needs
 Valid N (% Response) 655 (98.3%)
(95% CI: 97.1, 99.2)
578 (97.6%)
(95% CI: 96.1, 98.7)
1233 (98.0%)
(95% CI: 97.1, 98.7)
 Positive 153 (23.4%)
(95% CI: 20.2, 26.8)
112 (19.4%)
(95% CI: 16.2, 22.8)
265 (21.5%)
(95% CI: 19.2, 23.9)
 Negative 502 (76.6%)
(95% CI: 73.2, 79.8)
466 (80.6%)
(95% CI: 73.2, 83.8)
968 (78.5%)
(95% CI: 76.1, 80.8)
Utility Assistance
 Valid N (% Response) 637 (95.6%)
(95% CI: 93.8, 97.1)
542 (91.6%)
(95% CI: 89.0, 93.7)
1179 (93.7%)
(95% CI: 92.2, 95.0)
 Positive 66 (10.4%)
(95% CI: 8.1, 14.2)
88 (16.2%)
(95% CI: 13.2, 19.6)
154 (13.1%)
(95% CI: 11.2, 15.1)
 Negative 571 (89.6%)
(95% CI: 87.0, 91.9)
454 (83.8%)
(95% CI: 80.4, 86.8)
1025 (86.9%)
(95% CI: 84.9, 88.8)
Qualified Group
 Low - No Resources or Navigation 222 (44.0%)
(95% CI: 39.6, 48.4)
170 (35.1%)
(95% CI: 30.8, 39.5)
392 (39.6%)
(95% CI: 36.5, 42.7)
 Medium - Resources Only 56 (11.1%)
(95% CI: 8.5, 14.2)
102 (21.0%)
(95% CI: 17.5, 24.9)
158 (16.0%)
(95% CI: 13.7, 18.4)
 High - Navigation and Resource 227 (45.0%)
(95% CI: 40.6, 49.4)
213 (43.9%)
(95% CI: 39.5, 48.6)
440 (44.4%)
(95% CI: 41.3, 47.6)