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. 2022 Nov 19;22:1375. doi: 10.1186/s12913-022-08721-9

Table 2.

Social risk factors (positive screening response) and social needs (request for more information) among health-related social needs (HRSN) questionnaires completed

Social Risk Factors
n (Total = 30,703) %
Domains Positive for Risk
 0 17,011 55.4%
 1 7386 24.0%
 2 3380 11.0%
 3 +  2944 9.6%
Positive Domain
 Food insecurity 5113 16.7%
 Housing insecurity 2376 7.7%
 Medication affordability 1106 3.6%
 Transportation 1848 6.0%
 Utilities 3111 10.1%
 Child or family care 1303 4.2%
 Employment 3549 11.6%
 Education 6518 21.2%
Social Needs
All HRSN Screens With Social Risk Factors Without Social Risk Factors
n % n % n %
Any request 5861 19.1% 4848 35.4% 1013 6.0%
Food insecurity 1390 4.5% 1227 9.0% 163 1.0%
Housing insecurity 1904 6.2% 1662 12.1% 252 1.5%
Medication affordability 492 1.6% 431 3.2% 61 0.4%
Transportation 977 3.2% 848 6.2% 129 0.8%
Utilities 1845 6.0% 1614 11.8% 231 1.4%
Childcare 1045 3.4% 857 6.3% 188 1.1%
Care for elder or disabled 487 1.6% 399 2.9% 88 0.5%
Job search or training 1311 4.3% 1141 8.3% 170 1.0%
Education 1566 5.1% 1375 10.0% 191 1.1%