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Table 1 Describing NHPIs’ Health Services Use based on Andersen’s Model

From: Frequency and predictors of health services use by Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders: evidence from the U.S. National Health Interview Survey

n = 2172

Percentages or Meansa

95% Confidence Intervals or standard errors

Health care utilization: Outcomes

ED/ER visits

 Non-Users

816

791–839

 Single-users (1 visit/yr)

114

96–135

 Multiple-users (≥2 visits/yr)

70

59–84

Outpatient services

 Non-Users

266

240–293

 Occasional-users (1–3 visits/yr)

461

428–494

 Moderate-users (4–9 visits/yr)

170

149–193

 Frequent-users (≥10 visits/yr)

104

85–126

Predisposing factors

Age (mean)

408

399–417

Females

502

462–542

Education level

 Less than high school

102

80–130

 High-school/GED

396

361–433

 High-school or more

502

470–538

Married; living with a partner (yes)

607

575–639

Unemployed

331

285–380

Born in the US (yes)

705

669–739

Enabling factors

Poverty level

 < 100% FPL

159

129–195

 100–199% FPL

241

214–271

 200–399% FPL

298

265–333

 ≥ 400% FPL

302

283–322

Uninsured (yes)

62

45–80

Usual source of routine/preventive care (yes)

874

849–896

Use eHealth information (yes)

193

170–219

Ability to afford health care (mean, standard error)

0.3

0.02

Neighborhood social support (mean, standard error)

12.4

3.1

Barriers to health care access (mean, standard error)

0.1

0.02

Needs

Evaluated needs (number of CDs)

 0

397

359–437

 1

239

213–267

 ≥ 2

364

339–389

Perceived needs (Health Status)

 Poor-Fair

137

123–151

 Good

283

251–317

 Very good

300

268–333

 Excellent

280

239–326

  1. Source: NHPI-NHIS2014
  2. aWeighted means and percentages. Valid estimates do not account for missing data