Table 3.

Ordered Logistic Regression Model Results from the Pew Hispanic Center/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Latino Health Survey of Models of Patient and Provider Language Use and Health Care Quality Ratings among Foreign-Born Latinos Who Received Medical Care during the Past 12 Months in the United States (n = 2663)

Quality of Care
Model 1Model 2Model 3
English proficiency1.04 (0.99–1.10)1.03 (0.98–1.09)
Language concordance1.44* (1.12–1.84)1.42* (1.11–1.82)
Income (US$)
    0–14,9991.001.001.00
    15,000–24,9990.99 (0.78–1.25)0.99 (0.78–1.26)0.98 (0.77–1.24)
    25,000–34,9990.94 (0.73–1.22)0.97 (0.75–1.25)0.96 (0.74–1.24)
    35,000–59,9990.94 (0.72–1.22)0.97 (0.74–1.26)0.94 (0.72–1.22)
    ≥60,0001.54 (1.06–2.25)1.72* (1.18–2.50)1.62 (1.10–2.39)
Education
    0–8 years1.001.001.00
    9–11 years1.36* (1.07–1.74)1.42* (1.11–1.81)1.38* (1.08–1.77)
    High school graduate1.18 (0.93–1.49)1.26 (0.99–1.60)1.21 (0.95–1.55)
    Some college1.44 (1.06–1.94)1.56* (1.17–2.07)1.46 (1.07–1.99)
    College degree or higher1.63* (1.12–2.36)1.84* (1.29–2.63)1.69* (1.16–2.48)
Health insurance coverage1.25 (1.04–1.50)1.25 (1.04–1.51)1.24 (1.03–1.49)
  • Data provided as odds ratio (95% CI).

  • * P < .01.

  • P < .05.

  • P < .10.