Differences between Roma and non-Roma in how social support from family and friends helps to overcome health care accessibility problems

Table 1 Distribution of covariates among Roma and non-Roma

	non-Roma		Roma		Total		Roma vs. non-roma p-value*
	N = 403	(%)	N = 452	(%)	N = 855	(%)
Gender							<.001^a
Men	185	45.9	159	35.2	344	40.2
Women	218	54.1	293	64.8	511	59.8
Perceived health care accessibility (Total)							<.001^a
Not difficult	299	78.5	225	50.9	524	63.7
Difficult but manageable	73	19.2	143	32.4	216	26.2
Not manageable without help	9	2.4	74	16.7	83	10.1
*Perceived health care accessibility in men*							<.001^a
Not difficult	140	79.1	86	55.5	226	68.1
Difficult but manageable	31	17.5	40	25.8	71	21.4
Not manageable without help	6	3.4	29	18.7	35	10.5
*Perceived health care accessibility in women*							<.001^a
Not difficult	159	77.9	139	48.4	298	60.7
Difficult but manageable	42	20.6	103	35.9	145	29.5
Not manageable without help	3	1.5	45	15.7	48	9.8
Highest education							<.001^a
Higher	300	76.3	10	2.3	310	37.1
Apprenticeship	84	21.4	73	16.5	157	18.8
Elementary	9	2.3	360	81,3	369	44.1
Health care specific social support (HCSSS)
Family	328	81.4	368	81.4	696	81.4	ns
Friends	144	35.7	121	26.8	265	31.0	<.01^a
	Mean (SD)		Mean (SD)
Social support (PSSS)
Family	24.00 (5.12)		24.15 (5.71)		N = 792		<.05^b
Friends	22.90 (5.01)		20.77 (7.31)		N = 785		<.01^b

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