Variation in Access to Health Care for Different Racial/Ethnic Groups by the Racial/Ethnic Composition of an Individual's County of Residence
Medical CarePublished 22 June 2004
Jennifer S. Haas, Kathryn A. Phillips, Dean Sonneborn, Charles E. McCulloch, Laurence C. Baker, Celia P. Kaplan
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Blacks and Latinos may perceive fewer barriers to care when they live in a county with a high prevalence of people of similar race/ethnicity, and whites may perceive more difficulty receiving care whenthey live in an area with a low prevalence of Latinos.
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Blacks and Latinos may perceive fewer barriers to care when they live in a county with a high prevalence of people of similar race/ethnicity. Conversely, whites may perceive more difficulty receiving care when they live in an area with a high prevalence of Latinos. Diminishing disparities in access to health care may require interventions that extend beyond the individual.
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