Table 4.
Characteristics of the population in terms of access to care and cancer prevention practices.
| Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Insurance | |
| Yes | 1911 (75.4) |
| No | 564 (22.3) |
| Don’t know | 47 (1.9) |
| Missing | 12 (0.5) |
| Place to go for routine check up | |
| Yes | 1702 (67.2) |
| No | 691 (27.3) |
| Don’t know | 115 (4.5) |
| Missing | 26 (1.0) |
| Unnecessary delay in getting medical care | |
| Yes | 1069 (42.2) |
| No | 1346 (53.1) |
| Not applicable | 96 (3.8) |
| Missing | 23 (0.91) |
| Primary care physician | |
| Yes | 1681 (66.3) |
| No | 767 (30.3) |
| Don’t know | 63 (2.5) |
| Missing | 23 (0.9) |
| Seen primary care in past 12 months (n=1681)* | |
| Yes | 1147 (68.2) |
| No | 504 (30.0) |
| Don’t know | 15 (0.9) |
| Missing | 15 (0.9) |
| Uninsured in past 12 months | |
| Yes | 1277 (50.4) |
| No | 1191 (47.0) |
| Don’t know | 53 (2.1) |
| Missing | 14 (0.6) |
| Trouble finding provider past 12 months | |
| Yes | 861 (34.0) |
| No | 1355 (53.5) |
| I haven’t tried | 267 (10.5) |
| Don’t know | 34 (1.3) |
| Missing | 17 (0.7) |
| Unable to obtain care in the past 12 months | |
| Yes | 1010 (39.9) |
| No | 1407 (55.5) |
| Not applicable | 95 (3.7) |
| Missing | 22 (0.9) |
| Denied or given lower quality medical care in the past 12 months | |
| Yes | 787 (31.1) |
| No | 1621 (64.0) |
| Not Applicable | 115 (4.5) |
| Missing | 11 (0.4) |
| Previous cancer diagnosis | |
| Yes | 756 (29.8) |
| No | 1760 (69.5 |
| Don’t know | 0 (0) |
| Missing | 18 (0.7) |
| Ever received cancer screening | |
| Cervical (n=797) | 528 (66.2) |
| Breast (n=70) | 55 (78.6) |
| Colorectal (n=63) | 53 (84.1) |
| Lung (n=15) | 5 (33.3) |
| HPV Vaccination (n = 2379) ** | |
| Yes | 1396 (58.7) |
| No | 862 (36.2) |
| Don’t know | 112 (4.7) |
| Missing | 9 (0.4) |
*Only asked for the respondents that said they had a primary care provider.
**Calculated using eligible respondents (under 46 years old).