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Table 3 Social and environmental determinants of health between private and public insurance

From: Impact of COVID-19 on pediatric asthma-related healthcare utilization in New York City: a community-based study

 

Public Insurance

(n = 25)​

Private Insurance

(n = 26)​

p-value*

Cockroach Sightings in Home

19 (76%)​

6 (23%)​

 < 0.001​

Evidence of Mice/Rats in Home

3 (12%)​

4 (15%)​

1.0​

Visualized or Smelled Mold/Mildew​

10 (40%)​

3 (12%)​

0.02​

Evidence of Water Damage

8 (33%)​

4 (15%)​

0.2​

Furry Pets

11 (44%)​

9 (35%)​

0.2​

Worried about Food Running Out

 Never ​

​6 (24%)​

​25 (96%)​

 < 0.001​

 Sometimes​

15 (60%)​

1 (4%)​

 Often​

4 (16%)​

0​ (0%)

Food Did Run Out (n = 20)

 Never​

​2 (11%)

​0 (0%)

​ < 0.001

 Sometimes​

15 (79%)

1 (100%)

 Often​

2 (11%)

0​ (0%)

 Worried about Losing Housing

8 (32%)​

0​ (0%)

 < 0.001​

  1. *Fisher’s exact test used to test hypothesis