Are there Differences in Perceptions in Difficulty in Accessing Health Care Services?
Nine questions from the 1996 CHAP Telephone survey were repeated in the 2001 survey. These questions assessed perceived difficulties in obtaining health care services related to cost and knowledge barriers. Respondents were requested to rate level of ease or difficulty for themselves or other household members to access certain types of health care services on a 1 to 5 scale, where 1= no problem and 5 = major problem (see Table 23 and Table 24). The majority of respondents report no problem in accessing health care services in terms of affording health insurance (69.7%), affording dental care (62.5%), remaining eligible for health insurance (77.8%), previous medical bills (86.0%) or obtaining prescribed medicines and treatment (76.9%). However, the remaining respondents rate these areas as somewhat a problem to a major problem. Approximately 13.0% of respondents report that affording health insurance is a major problem, while 16.9% rate affording dental care as a major problem. Remaini
Nine questions from the 1996 CHAP Telephone survey were repeated in the 2001 survey. These questions assessed perceived difficulties in obtaining health care services related to cost and knowledge barriers. Respondents were requested to rate level of ease or difficulty for themselves or other household members to access certain types of health care services on a 1 to 5 scale, where 1= no problem and 5 = major problem (see Table 23 and Table 24). The majority of respondents report no problem in accessing health care services in terms of affording health insurance (69.7%), affording dental care (62.5%), remaining eligible for health insurance (77.8%), previous medical bills (86.0%) or obtaining prescribed medicines and treatment (76.9%). However, the remaining respondents rate these areas as somewhat a problem to a major problem. Approximately 13.0% of respondents report that affording health insurance is a major problem, while 16.9% rate affording dental care as a major problem. Remaini
