Table 2.

Logistic Regression Results from the Pew Hispanic Center/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Latino Health Survey 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)*

Confusion ExperienceFrustration ExperienceHealthcare Language Bias
English Proficiency
English proficiency0.98 (0.92–1.05)0.98 (0.92–1.04)0.92 (0.82–1.03)
Income (US$)
    0–14,9991.001.001.00
    15,000–24,9990.86 (0.65–1.13)0.99 (0.76–1.29)0.95 (0.60–1.51)
    25,000–34,9990.87 (0.65–1.18)0.92 (0.69–1.24)0.93 (0.55–1.56)
    35,000–59,9991.00 (0.72–1.39)1.21 (0.88–1.66)1.23 (0.67–2.27)
    ≥60,0000.44* (0.25–0.77)0.53 (0.32–0.88)0.72 (0.28–1.88)
Education
    0–8 years1.001.001.00
    9–11 years0.92 (0.68–1.24)0.78 (0.58–1.03)0.62 (0.36–1.09)
    High school graduate1.01 (0.76–1.33)0.92 (0.70–1.21)0.94 (0.59–1.52)
    Some college0.77 (0.51–1.15)0.84 (0.57–1.23)0.87 (0.42–1.81)
    College degree or higher0.81 (0.52–1.28)0.71 (0.45–1.11)0.56 (0.26–1.20)
Health insurance coverage0.68* (0.55–0.85)0.75* (0.60–0.92)0.90 (0.60–1.36)
Language Concordance
Language concordance0.78 (0.59–1.01)0.72* (0.55–0.94)0.40* (0.27–0.61)
Income (US$)
    0–14,9991.001.001.00
    15,000–24,9990.86 (0.65–1.14)1.00 (0.77–1.30)0.93 (0.58–1.48)
    25,000–34,9990.86 (0.64–1.17)0.91 (0.68–1.23)0.88 (0.52–1.48)
    35,000–59,9991.03 (0.74–1.42)1.22 (0.89–1.68)1.13 (0.62–2.04)
    ≥60,0000.44* (0.25–0.77)0.52* (0.31–0.85)0.60 (0.24–1.50)
Education
    0–8 years1.001.001.00
    9–11 years0.87 (0.65–1.17)0.74 (0.55–0.98)0.54 (0.31–0.94)
    High school graduate0.93 (0.71–1.22)0.85 (0.65–1.11)0.79 (0.49–1.27)
    Some college0.70 (0.48–1.03)0.78 (0.55–1.11)0.69 (0.35–1.34)
    College degree or higher0.76 (0.50–1.15)0.64 (0.42–0.97)0.47 (0.23–0.96)
Health insurance coverage0.69* (0.55–0.87)0.73* (0.59–0.91)0.87 (0.58–1.31)
  • Data provided as odds ratio (95% CI).

  • * P < .01.

  • P < .05.

  • P < .10.