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Issue Brief No. 73
Supplementary Table 3

Adjusted Odds Ratios for Not Purchasing At Least One Prescription Drug in 2001 Because of Cost: Persons 18-64

A statistically significant odds ratio > 1 indicates persons with this characteristic were more likely than the reference group to report not having purchased all of their prescription drugs in 2001 because of cost when all the other factors in the model are held constant. Similarly, those with a statistically significant odds ratio < 1 were less likely not to have purchased at least one prescription drug in 2001 because of cost. For example, the odds ratio of 3.21 for African Americans with chronic conditions indicates that this group was significantly more likely than the reference group (whites without chronic conditions) to not have purchased all of their prescription drugs in 2001 because they couldn't afford to, even when socioeconomic conditions and health status are taken into account.

 
Type of Insurance
 
Private
Odds Ratio
Public1
Odds Ratio
Uninsured
Odds Ratio
Intercept
4.84**
61.02***
8.52*
Family Type  
     Single, No Children
1.00 Ref
1.00 Ref
1.00 Ref
     Married, No Children
0.89
1.08
1.55**
     Single, With Children
1.26
1.51
1.14
     Married, With Children
1.29
1.33
1.36
Employment Status  
     Not Employed
1.00 Ref
1.00 Ref
1.00 Ref
     Employed by Private Sector
1.22*
1.40*
1.57***
     Employed by Government
1.22
0.80
1.07
     Other Employment
1.05
1.58
1.32*
Race and Chronic Condition Status  
No Chronic Condition  
     White (non-Hispanic)
1.00 Ref
1.00 Ref
1.00 Ref
     Black
1.50*
0.87
0.86
     Native American
2.06
0.68
1.50
     Asian/Pacific
0.85
0.87
0.53
     Hispanic
1.27
0.83
0.64
     Other Race
1.08
0.72
0.37*
At Least One Chronic Condition  
     White (non-Hispanic)
1.72
1.24
1.57***
     Black
3.21***
1.95**
1.60
     Native American
3.57***
1.49
8.70***
     Asian/Pacific
1.66
1.05
0.64
     Hispanic
2.12***
1.03
1.30
     Other Race
1.06
1.52
1.46
Other Characteristics  
     Current Smoker
1.32
0.93
1.31**
     Female
1.42***
1.74***
1.52***
     # Persons in Family
1.09
0.99
1.09
     Family Income
0.83***
0.92*
0.92**
     Family Income, Squared
1.00***
1.00***
1.00
     Education: Highest Grade
0.98
0.77***
0.96
     Highest Grade, Squared
1.00
1.01***
1.00
     SF-12 Physical
0.96***
0.96***
0.94***
     SF-12 Mental
0.95***
0.96***
0.95***
     Age
1.07***
1.02
1.08**
     Age, Squared
1.00***
1.00
1.00**
     Cost of Living Index
1.00
0.99***
1.00

1 Public insurance includes, Medicaid, Medicare, and other state programs.

Comparison of underlying logistic regression coefficient with reference group coefficient is statistically significant: *** p<.001,**p<.01, *p<.05.

Source: HSC Community Tracking Study Household Survey 2000-01
 

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