Table 4 Unmatched participants’ answer to the question “What is the primary reason why you did not see a physician?”
Question | Distribution | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
What is the primary reason why you did not see a physician? | 1- No insurance | 490 | 50.8% |
2- Can’t afford to go | 73 | 7.3% | |
3- Appointment delay | 109 | 11.3% | |
4- Do not feel I need to see a doctor | 114 | 11.7% | |
5- Not told I need to see a physician | 1 | 0.1% | |
6- Do not have time/have to work | 130 | 13.4% | |
7- Clinic did not call for appt | 25 | 2.1% | |
8- Other | 18 | 3.2% | |
Describe the reason why you didn’t go to the FQHC? | The FQHC were not flexible in arranging the appointment | 1 | 0.1% |
The FQHC required Tax return and other documents the patient could not provide | 1 | 0.1% | |
Will visit another physician in native country | 1 | 0.1% | |
Patient preferred to wait until they became Medicaid eligible | 1 | 0.1% |