Table 1.

Characteristics of Patients Who Reported Barriers to Access (n = 366)

Patient CharacteristicPatient Sample, % (n)
Age, med. (Q1 – Q3)51.4 (42.0–58.9)
Sex
    Female66.2 (231)
    Male33.8 (118)
Race/Ethnicity
    Black, non-Hispanic48.9 (163)
    White, non-Hispanic9.6 (32)
    Hispanic*41.2 (148)
Primary language
    English62.0 (227)
    Spanish37.7 (138)
    Other0.3 (1)
Highest level of education
    Less than high school36.7 (125)
    High school or GED37.0 (126)
    More than high school26.4 (90)
Work situation
    Full-time14.7 (53)
    Part-time15.0 (54)
    Unemployed, seeking work41.0 (148)
    Unemployed, not seeking work29.4 (106)
Main insurance
    Uninsured71.8 (262)
    Medicaid11.5 (42)
    Medicare11.2 (41)
    Other public4.7 (17)
    Private0.8 (3)
Unmet social needs documented
    Housing44.3 (159)
    Access to medicine or healthcare41.9 (152)
    Food39.4 (143)
    High stress39.2 (142)
    Social isolation32.0 (116)
    Transportation22.7 (82)
    Utilities21.2 (77)
    Safety at residence6.9 (25)
    Afraid of partner3.9 (14)
    Number of received referrals, med. (Q1 – Q3)2 (1–3)
Category of received referrals
    Access to medicine or healthcare49.7 (182)
    Food41.5 (152)
    Financial assistance35.8 (131)
    Social or emotional health22.7 (83)
    Transportation12.8 (47)
    Housing9.8 (36)
    Other11.5 (42)
Connection status with referral at 2-weeks
    Started services with a resource19.8 (71)
    In process of starting services with a resource17.8 (64)
    Contact attempted with at least one resource15.3 (55)
    Contact not attempted with any resources47.1 (169)
  • * Missing data for race was observed.