Inequality in Access to, and Utilization of, Health Care - The Case of African American and Non-Hispanic White Males
Description:
Using data from the Household Component of the 1996 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, the study compares (1) the accessibility, and (2) the predictors of health care services utilization among African American and non-Hispanic White males, 18 to 65 years old in the United States. Using ANOVA procedure in comparing the means for use of physicians, hospitals, doctors, and difficulty obtaining care, seven hypotheses were tested in the study. First, it was hypothesized that African American men of…
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Date:
May 2001
Creator:
Sakyi-Addo, Isaac
Partner:
UNT Libraries