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Table 2 Bivariate associations between sociodemographic characteristics and dependent variables

From: Race/ethnicity, and Americans’ perceptions and experiences of over- and under-use of care: a cross-sectional study

 

Overuse

Underuse

General overuse a problem

Personal experiences with overuse

Cost-related overuse

Experiences with physicians protecting against overuse

General underuse a problem

Personal experiences with underuse

Cost-related underuse

Major problem (%)

Minor/no problem (%)

Yes (%)

No (%)

Yes (%)

No (%)

Yes (%)

No (%)

Major problem (%)

Minor/no problem (%)

Yes (%)

No (%)

Yes (%)

No (%)

Overall distribution

50.0

50.0

13.9

86.1

8.0

92.0

8.5

91.5

66.4

33.6

11.1

88.9

8.5

91.5

Race/Ethnicity

 Non-Hispanic White

46.8

53.2

13.3

86.7

5.5

94.5

7.2

92.8

61.7

38.3

9.6

90.4

6.8

93.2

 Non-Hispanic Black

56.9

43.1

15.8

84.2

19.5

80.5

11.2

88.8

84.4

15.6

16.7

83.3

15.4

84.6

 Hispanic

62.3

37.7

10.6

89.4

9.9

90.1

11.4

88.6

80.3

19.7

11.4

88.6

11.5

88.5

 Non-Hispanic Others

54.8

45.2

33.3

66.7

23.3

76.7

27.3

72.7

60.6

39.4

21.2

78.8

15.2

84.8

p-value

0.029

0.001

<.001

<.001

<.001

0.026

0.002

Gender

 Male

50.7

49.3

14.0

86.0

8.0

92.0

6.5

93.5

59.9

40.1

8.0

92.0

8.1

91.9

 Female

49.0

51.0

13.8

86.2

8.0

92.0

10.0

90.0

71.6

28.4

13.5

86.5

8.8

91.2

p-value

0.295

0.979

0.679

0.021

<.001

<.001

0.731

Age

 18–29

53.8

46.2

25.3

74.7

10.4

89.6

14.1

85.9

77.9

22.1

24.4

75.6

7.8

92.2

 30–49

46.1

53.9

14.5

85.5

9.6

90.4

9.7

90.3

66.5

33.5

14.3

85.7

10.8

89.2

 50–64

50.1

49.9

14.0

86.0

7.8

92.2

9.9

90.1

69.6

30.4

12.1

87.9

10.0

90.0

 65+

52.4

47.6

11.0

89.0

5.8

94.2

4.3

95.7

60.7

39.3

3.8

96.2

4.4

95.6

p-value

0.815

<.001

0.485

0.003

0.009

<.001

0.100

Education

 Attended high school

65.1

34.9

14.2

85.8

12.3

87.7

10.4

89.6

70.2

29.8

15.4

84.6

9.2

90.8

 Graduated high school

54.7

45.3

12.2

87.8

9.7

90.3

7.2

92.8

71.5

28.5

12.4

87.6

9.2

90.8

 Attended college

47.6

52.4

15.8

84.2

7.7

92.3

11.6

88.4

69.5

30.5

13.1

86.9

10.6

89.4

 Graduated college

44.2

55.8

14.0

86.0

6.1

93.9

7.1

92.9

60.8

39.2

8.1

91.9

6.8

93.2

p-value

<.001

0.063

0.293

0.001

0.004

0.004

0.058

Family income

 <$50,000

54.8

45.2

13.6

86.4

10.0

90.0

9.8

90.2

73.5

26.5

13.5

86.5

10.5

89.5

 $50,000+

46.2

53.8

15.1

84.9

5.7

94.3

7.0

93.0

60.5

39.5

7.7

92.3

6.4

93.6

p-value

0.032

0.211

0.003

0.012

<.001

<.001

<.001

Self-reported health

 Excellent

53.2

46.8

13.6

86.4

6.4

93.6

3.9

96.1

54.7

45.3

5.8

94.2

3.5

96.5

 Very good

46.3

53.7

10.8

89.2

4.7

95.3

7.5

92.5

62.8

37.2

7.8

92.3

7.8

92.2

 Good

46.2

53.8

13.5

86.5

8.6

91.4

9.4

90.6

69.5

30.5

10.5

89.5

7.6

92.4

 Fair/Poor

56.7

43.3

19.1

80.9

13.5

86.5

12.3

87.7

76.5

23.5

20.3

79.7

14.6

85.4

p-value

0.521

0.007

0.085

0.003

<.001

<.001

<.001

Insurance status

 Uninsured

51.7

48.3

13.9

86.1

10.9

89.1

12.3

87.7

81.5

18.5

27.9

72.1

16.7

83.3

 Insured

49.4

50.6

13.9

86.1

7.7

92.3

8.0

92.0

64.7

35.3

9.2

90.8

7.5

92.5

p-value

0.148

0.380

0.894

0.144

<.001

<.001

<.001