Table 3 Association of ability to access care with social vulnerability1
| Personal and social characteristics (Ordered by increasing vulnerability, first category = 0) | Access ability |
Sum of abilities β (95% CI) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Seek β (95% CI) |
Reach β (95% CI) |
(Inability) Pay β (95% CI) |
Engage-explain β (95% CI) |
Engage-manage β (95% CI) | ||
| Proxy for healthcare need | ||||||
|
Chronic illness burden Number self-reported chronic illnesses: | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 0 | - 0.17 (− 0.31; − 0.03) | |||||
| 1–2 | ||||||
| 3–5 | ||||||
| 6+ | ||||||
| Demographics and personal Characteristics | ||||||
| Increasing age, in decades | – | – | −0.05 (− 0.08; − 0.02) | – | 0.14 (0.07; 0.21) | 0.11 (0.02–0.21) |
| Immigrant status | – | – | – | – | ||
| Native born |
−0.24 (− 0.50; 0.02) p = 0.07 |
−0.09 (− 0.18; 0.01) p = 0.09 | ||||
| Old immigrants | ||||||
| New immigrants (< 10 years) | ||||||
| Language spoken at home | −0.39 (− 0.79; 0.01) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dominant language2 | p = 0.06 | |||||
| Other only | ||||||
| Indigenous or Aboriginal | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Social vulnerability characteristics | ||||||
| Self-perceived financial status | – | |||||
| Comfortable | − 0.37 (− 0.60; − 0.13) | 0.12 (0.02; 0.22) | − 0.53 (− 0.80; − 0.27) |
− 0.49 (− 0.74; − 0.25) |
− 0.78 (− 1.11; − 0.46) | |
| Moderate | ||||||
| Poor or very tight | ||||||
| Risk of social isolation Persons for social support: |
−0.24 (− 0.52; 0.03) p = 0.09 | – | – | − 0.35 (− 0.68; − 0.02) | −0.36 (− 0.67; − 0.05) |
−0.35 (− 0.75; 0.05) p = 0.09 |
| Low (5–6 persons) | ||||||
| Medium (3–4 persons) | ||||||
| High (0–2 persons) | ||||||
| Sum of social vulnerabilities (score range 0 to 4) | −0.23 (−0.36; − 0.10) | – |
0.05 (− 0.001; 0.11) p = 0.06 | −0.27 (− 0.42; − 0.12) | −0.27 (− 0.42; − 0.12) | −0.41 (− 0.59; − 0.23) |
| Most socially vulnerable (0 or 1 vs. 2+ vulnerabilities) | −0.35 (− 0.65; − 0.05) | – | – |
−0.30 (− 0.65; 0.06) p = 0.10 | −0.42 (− 0.76; − 0.08) | −0.67 (− 1.10; − 0.25) |