Finding Dr. Kim: Information Sources of Korean Immigrants’ Search for a Doctor in the U.S.
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Data and Participants
2.2. Measures
2.3. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Characteristics of Participants
3.2. Types and Number of Sources of Korean Immigrants’ Search for Doctors
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Characteristics | All (n = 440) | Non-Recent Immigrants (n = 349) | Recent Immigrants (n = 91) | |||
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n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Age * | ||||||
18–29 | 67 | 15.2 | 37 | 10.6 | 30 | 33.0 |
30–39 | 80 | 18.2 | 52 | 14.9 | 28 | 30.7 |
40–49 | 106 | 24.1 | 86 | 24.6 | 20 | 22.0 |
50–64 | 104 | 23.6 | 95 | 27.2 | 9 | 9.9 |
65 or older | 83 | 18.9 | 79 | 22.7 | 4 | 4.4 |
Gender * | ||||||
Male | 192 | 43.6 | 161 | 46.1 | 31 | 34.1 |
Female | 248 | 56.4 | 188 | 53.9 | 60 | 65.9 |
Level of Education * | ||||||
High school or below | 116 | 26.3 | 93 | 26.7 | 23 | 25.3 |
Some college/college graduates | 255 | 58.0 | 212 | 60.7 | 43 | 47.2 |
Higher than Bachelor’s | 69 | 15.7 | 44 | 12.6 | 25 | 27.5 |
English Proficiency | ||||||
Not well/a little | 238 | 54.1 | 191 | 54.7 | 47 | 51.7 |
Well/very well | 202 | 45.9 | 158 | 45.7 | 44 | 48.3 |
Immigration Status * | ||||||
Temporary visa | 20 | 4.5 | 1 | 0.3 | 19 | 20.9 |
Working visa | 10 | 2.3 | 5 | 1.4 | 5 | 5.5 |
Permanent resident | 70 | 15.9 | 54 | 15.5 | 16 | 17.6 |
U.S. citizenship | 117 | 26.6 | 114 | 32.7 | 3 | 3.3 |
Other | 11 | 2.5 | 8 | 2.3 | 3 | 3.3 |
No response | 212 | 48.2 | 167 | 47.8 | 45 | 49.5 |
Health Insurance Status * | ||||||
Uninsured | 119 | 27.1 | 83 | 23.8 | 36 | 39.6 |
Insured | 321 | 72.9 | 266 | 76.2 | 55 | 60.4 |
Health Status | ||||||
Bad/not bad | 137 | 31.1 | 102 | 29.2 | 35 | 38.5 |
Good/very good | 303 | 68.9 | 247 | 70.8 | 56 | 61.5 |
Family Doctor * | ||||||
None | 135 | 30.7 | 79 | 22.6 | 56 | 61.5 |
Korean | 261 | 59.3 | 230 | 65.9 | 31 | 34.1 |
Non-Korean | 44 | 10.0 | 40 | 11.5 | 4 | 4.4 |
Information Sources | All Immigrants (n = 440) | n | % | Non-Recent Immigrants (n = 349) | n | % | Recent Immigrants (n = 91) | n | % |
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Type | Family members | 155 | 35.2 | Family members | 129 | 37.0 | Family members | 26 | 28.6 |
Friends | 120 | 27.3 | Friends | 95 | 27.2 | Friends | 25 | 27.5 | |
Co-workers | 78 | 17.7 | Co-workers | 62 | 17.8 | US website | 23 | 25.3 | |
Other | 72 | 16.4 | Other | 60 | 17.2 | Co-workers | 16 | 17.6 | |
US website | 60 | 13.6 | US website | 37 | 10.6 | Korean website | 15 | 16.5 | |
Church members | 44 | 10.0 | Church members | 33 | 9.5 | Other | 12 | 13.2 | |
Korean website | 39 | 8.9 | Korean website | 24 | 6.9 | Church members | 11 | 12.1 | |
Number | Single | 354 | 80.5 | Single | 288 | 82.5 | Single | 66 | 72.5 |
Multiple | 86 | 19.6 | Multiple | 61 | 17.5 | Multiple | 25 | 27.5 |
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Jang, S.H.; Ko, L.K.; Meischke, H. Finding Dr. Kim: Information Sources of Korean Immigrants’ Search for a Doctor in the U.S. Healthcare 2020, 8, 92. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8020092
Jang SH, Ko LK, Meischke H. Finding Dr. Kim: Information Sources of Korean Immigrants’ Search for a Doctor in the U.S. Healthcare. 2020; 8(2):92. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8020092
Chicago/Turabian StyleJang, Sou Hyun, Linda K. Ko, and Hendrika Meischke. 2020. "Finding Dr. Kim: Information Sources of Korean Immigrants’ Search for a Doctor in the U.S." Healthcare 8, no. 2: 92. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8020092