Table 2 –
Healthcare access by employment status, prevalence estimates and adjusted prevalence ratios (aPRs), 2018–19 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
|
Item |
Employed (reference group) Prevalencea (%) Adjusted Prevalenceb (95% CI) Adjusted Prevalencec (95% CI) |
Self-employed Prevalencea (%) aPRb (95% CI) aPRc (95% CI) |
Unemployed <12 months Prevalencea (%) aPRb (95% CI) aPRc (95% CI) |
Unemployed >= 12 months Prevalencea (%) aPRb (95% CI) aPRc (95% CI) |
Unable to work Prevalencea (%) aPRb (95% CI) aPRc (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lacks health care coverage (health insurance, prepaid plan, or government plan) | 12.7 12.9 (12.6–13.2) 13.6 (13.3–14.0) |
27.8 2.12 (2.03–2.22) 1.90 (1.81–1.99) |
34.8 2.33 (2.19–2.47) 1.68 (1.56–1.81) |
27.6 1.89 (1.74–2.04) 1.20 (1.08–1.32) |
12.9 0.99 (0.92–1.07) 0.53 (0.48–0.58) |
| Does not have at least one personal doctor or health care provider | 28.6 28.4 (28.1–28.8) 29.0 (28.6–29.4) |
35.6 1.25 (1.21–1.29) 1.18 (1.15–1.22) |
41.1 1.30 (1.23–1.36) 1.11 (1.05–1.18) |
35.1 1.20 (1.13–1.27) 0.96 (0.89–1.04) |
17.7 0.72 (0.68–0.76) 0.53 (0.49–0.57) |
| Did not visit doctor in past year for routine checkup | 29.8 29.7 (29.3–30.0) 30.3 (29.9–30.7) |
38.1 1.27 (1.23–1.31) 1.23 (1.19–1.27) |
34.2 1.12 (1.06–1.18) 1.02 (0.96–1.09) |
31.8 1.10 (1.03–1.18) 0.99 (0.91–1.08) |
15.6 0.60 (0.56–0.64) 0.49 (0.45–0.53) |
| Needed to see doctor in last 12 months but could not because of cost | 13.8 13.9 (13.6–14.2) 14.9 (14.4–15.2) |
18.0 1.33 (1.27–1.40) 1.20 (1.14–1.27) |
30.3 1.95 (1.83–2.07) 1.49 (1.39–1.61) |
28.8 1.85 (1.71–2.00) 1.33 (1.21–1.47) |
27.1 1.77 (1.68–1.86) 1.17 (1.09–1.25) |
| Did not visit dentist in past yeard | 31.7 32.0 (31.4–32.5) 33.3 (32.6–33.8) |
39.1 1.22 (1.17–1.27) 1.13 (1.08–1.18) |
48.6 1.42 (1.34–1.51) 1.15 (1.06–1.24) |
51.8 1.55 (1.45–1.65) 1.25 (1.14–1.36) |
52.1 1.62 (1.56–1.68) 1.18 (1.12–1.25) |
| No influenza vaccination past 12 months | 68.0 68.1 (67.7, 68.5) 68.5 (68.0, 68.9) |
81.4 1.19 (1.18, 1.21) 1.18 (1.16–1.19) |
76.8 1.10 (1.07, 1.12) 1.06 (1.04–1.09) |
77.3 1.12 (1.09, 1.15) 1.07 (1.03–1.11) |
67.4 0.99 (0.97, 1.01) 0.92 (0.89–0.94) |
aPR = adjusted prevalence ratio, CI= confidence interval
a
Weighted, unadjusted prevalence
b
Adjusted prevalences (column 2) and aPRs (columns 3–6) adjusted for: age (25–29, 30–34, 35–39, 40–44, 45–49, 50–54); sex; race/ethnicity combined (classified as white non-Hispanic, black non-Hispanic, other non-Hispanic, Hispanic) and marital status (married vs. all other)
c
Includes all adjustments from note b and also adjustment for household income (<$10,000, $10,000-<$15,000, $15,000-<$20,000, $20,000-<$25,000, $25,000-<$35,000, $35,000-<$50,000, $50,000-<$75,000, >=$75,000)
d
In 2018 survey only.