Chartbook on Disability in New York State, 1998 - 2000

Appendix B
Data Tables

Table B-4.
Health Care Access: Underinsured (Insured, but Cost Prohibited a Needed Doctor Visit Past Year) and Recent (within Past 12 Months) Routine Checkup among New York Adults, by Age Group and Disability Status: 1998 - 2000 BRFSS

Health Care Utilization/
Age Group
No Disability1 Disability
No Help2 Help3
No. % (95% CI4) No. % (95% CI) No. % (95% CI)
1 No Disability = No reported activity limitation.
2 No Help = Reported activity limitation, but need no help with daily personal care and routine needs.
3 Help = Reported activity limitation, and need help with daily personal care and/or routine needs.
4 95% CI = 95% confidence interval.

* Results should be interpreted with caution because of small cell size (<50)

Note: Percentages (bolded) are weighted for selection probabilities and adjusted for age-sex-race distribution of New York adults.
Insured, but Cost Prohibited
Seeing Doctor in Past Year?
18-44 yr.
     Yes 126 5.6 ( 4.5- 6.8) 48* 16.5 (11.1-21.9) 15* 14.1 ( 6.5-21.6)
     Total 2,236     320     102    
45-64 yr.
     Yes 35* 3.3 ( 2.0- 4.7) 25* 8.6 ( 4.6-12.5) 22* 17.8 ( 9.4-26.1)
     Total 1,107     305     122    
65+ yr.
     Yes 13* 2.3 ( 1.0- 3.6) 13* 4.0 ( 1.8- 6.2) 6* 4.6 ( 0.6- 8.6)
     Total 569     284     116    
Routine Checkup in
Past Year?
18-44 yr.
     Yes 2,661 71.3 (69.6-73.1) 399 75.8 (71.5-80.0) 128 84.8 (78.0-91.6)
     Total 3,677     537     151    
45-64 yr.
     Yes 1,406 80.7 (78.4-82.9) 386 87.9 (84.2-91.6) 172 95.5 (92.6-98.4)
     Total 1,750     441     183    
65+ yr.
     Yes 740 90.5 (88.2-92.7) 372 94.0 (91.7-96.4) 151 95.7 (92.8-98.6)
     Total 818     399     160    
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