| Characteristics | Sample (N = 271) | Insurance Status | Underinsured vs. Adequately Insured (n = 220), Logistic Regression Odds Ratio (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Underinsured (n = 97; 35.8%) | Adequately Insured (n = 123; 45.4%) | Uninsured (n = 51; 18.8%) | |||
| Age (years) | |||||
| 18–29 | 63 (23.2) | 20 (20.6) | 23 (18.7) | 20 (39.2) | 3.02 (0.72–12.62) |
| 30–49 | 97 (35.8) | 41 (42.3) | 38 (30.9) | 18 (35.3) | 2.73 (0.67–11.10) |
| 50–64 | 80 (29.5) | 23 (23.7) | 48 (39.0) | 9 (17.7) | 1.82 (0.48–6.90) |
| ≥65 | 19 (7.0) | 8 (8.3) | 10 (8.1) | 1 (2.0) | 1.00 (1.00–1.00) |
| Unknown | 12 (4.4) | 5 (5.2) | 4 (3.3) | 3 (5.9) | 2.80 (0.43–18.44) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||
| Hispanic | 154 (56.8) | 52 (53.6) | 61 (49.6) | 41 (80.4) | 1.30 (0.64–2.67) |
| White | 75 (27.7) | 29 (29.9) | 39 (31.7) | 7 (13.7) | 1.00 (1.00–1.00) |
| American Indian | 7 (2.6) | 3 (3.1) | 4 (3.3) | 0 (0) | 1.10 (0.20–6.17) |
| Asian | 8 (3.0) | 1 (1.0) | 5 (4.1) | 2 (3.9) | 0.033 (0.03–3.28) |
| African American | 5 (1.9) | 1 (1.0) | 4 (3.3) | 0 (0) | 0.48 (0.04–5.21) |
| Other | 15 (5.5) | 6 (6.2) | 8 (6.5) | 1 (2.0) | 0.39 (0.11–1.43) |
| Unknown | 7 (2.6) | 5 (5.2) | 2 (1.6) | 0 (0) | — |
| Annual income (USD) | |||||
| ≤25,000 | 186 (68.6) | 67 (69.1) | 77 (62.6) | 42 (82.4) | 8.18 (1.46–45.89)* |
| 25,000–50,000 | 29 (10.7) | 12 (12.4) | 15 (12.2) | 2 (3.9) | 6.34 (0.98–40.96) |
| ≥50,001 | 15 (5.5) | 4 (4.1) | 10 (8.1) | 1 (2.0) | 1.00 (1.00–1.00) |
| Unknown | 41 (15.1) | 14 (14.4) | 21 (17.1 | 6 (11.8) | 3.52 (0.53–23.34) |
| General health status | |||||
| Good, very good, or excellent | 159 (58.7) | 59 (55.3) | 68 (60.8) | 32 (62.8) | 1.00 (1.00–1.00) |
| Fair or poor | 94 (34.7) | 31 (39.2) | 48 (32. | 15 (29.4) | 1.46 (0.76–2.84) |
| Unknown | 18 (6.6) | 7 (5.7) | 7 (7.2) | 4 (7.8) | 0.32 (0.06–1.77) |
| Insurance status | |||||
| Uninsured | 51 (18.6) | — | — | — | — |
| Insured | — | — | — | — | — |
| Medicare only | 24 (8.8) | 12 (12.4) | 12 (9.8) | — | 0.97 (0.42–2.28) |
| Medicaid only | 44 (16.1) | 25 (25.8) | 19 (15.4) | — | 0.57 (0.26–1.26) |
| State coverage insurance (county indigent fund) | 69 (25.2) | 26 (26.8) | 4 (35.0) | — | 1.56 (0.73–3.32) |
| Medicare and Medicaid | 14 (5.2) | 5 (5.2) | 9 (7.3) | — | — |
| Private only | 15 (5.5) | 5 (5.2) | 10 (8.1) | — | — |
| Indian Health Services only | 2 (0.7) | 2 (2.1) | 0 (0) | — | — |
| Combined (public and private) | 31 (11.3) | 13 (13.4) | 18 (14.6) | — | — |
| Unknown | 21 (7.7) | 9 (9.3) | 12 (9.8) | — | — |
| Health suffered from inability to get care because of cost | |||||
| Yes | — | 22 (22.7) | 22 (17.9) | 20 (39.2) | — |
| No | — | 62 (63.9) | 86 (69.9) | 22 (43.1) | — |
| Unknown | — | 13 (13.4) | 15 (12.2) | 9 (17.7) | — |
Data are n (%) unless otherwise indicated.
↵* P = .039.
CI, confidence interval.