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What Influences Free Clinic Usage by the Uninsured
What Influences Free Clinic Usage by the Uninsured?

By

Shelli Thomason

A Paper Submitted to
Dr. Dayna McDaniel
Research Methods PA6601
Term 5, 2012

Troy University
July 27, 2012

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1

Introduction ……………………………………………………………………..4

Statement of the Problem……………………………………………………….5

2.1 Purpose …………………………………………………………….6 2.2 Problem Statement…..……………………………………………..6 2.3 Research Questions………………………………………………...6 2.4 Scope……………………………………………………………….8

1. Literature Review………………………………………………………………..9 Dependent variable………………………………………………………..9 1st Independent variable…………………………………………………...11 2nd Independent variable…………………………………………………..13 3rd Independent variable…………………………………………………...14 4th Independent variable…………………………………………………...16

4 Hypothesis………………………………………………………………..……………18 4.1 H1: hypothesis one…………………………………………………..18 4.2 H2: hypothesis two…………………………………………………..18 4.3 H3: hypothesis three…………………………………………………18 4.4 H4: hypothesis four………………………………………………….18

Chapter II: Methodology
Design…………………………………………………………………………………..… 18
Population/Sample………………………………………………………………………….20
Variables……………………………………………………………………………………21 Dependent Variable………………………………………………………………...21 Independent Variables…………………………………………………..…….……22

Data Collection…………………………………………………………………………..…22 Measuring Instrument………………………………………………………...…….22 Materials…………………………………………………………………………….23 Delivery Method………………………………………………………………….....24

Data Analysis……………………………………….…………………………….… 24
Chapter III: Anticipated Findings…………………………………………………………..25
Chapter IV: Conclusion…………………………………….…………………………………25

Implications……………………………………………..………………………………………26

Recommendations………………………………………………………………………………26

References…………………………………………………………………………………28 - 30


References: Independent variable: Age Eighty percent of free clinic patients are between the ages of 18-64; with 12% being children and elderly being eight percent (George Washington University Report to Congress, 2012)
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