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Demographic Characteristics Patients with a Usual Source of Care (weighted %)* P† Total Adults in US 78.3 Sex Male 73.2 <.0001 Female 83.0 Age (years) 18–24 65.1 <.0001 25–44 70.5 45–64 85.1 ≥65 94.0 Race White 79.3 <.0001 Black 74.3 American Indian 74.4 Asian 69.9 Native Hawaiian 77.5 Multiple Races 72.9 Ethnicity Hispanic 59.9 <.0001 Non-Hispanic 80.8 Family income Poor 70.0 <.0001 Near poor 71.5 Low income 72.0 Middle income 77.7 High income 83.4 Completed high school Yes 79.5 <.0001 No 73.2 Geographic residence Northeast 85.6 <.0001 Midwest 81.4 South 74.9 West 74.2 Residence location Metropolitan atatistical area 77.5 <.001 Non-metropolitan statistical area 81.8 Health Insurance Any private 82.5 <.0001 Public 85.8 Uninsured 46.7 Data Source: 2002 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.
* Unweighted N = 25,851. Note that percentages have been rounded to nearest tenth.
† P in the χ2 analysis for overall differences between subcategories of each demographic characteristic.
- Table 2.
Differences in Patient Perceptions about Physician Communication among Patients With and Without a Usual Source of Care
Survey Questions Regarding Physician Communication Patients Responding "Always" to Questions Regarding Physician Communication (weighted % ± SE)* Odds of Responding "Always" to the Key Questions (Multivariate OR [95% CI])† Provider listened carefully to them (n = 16,699) US adults with a USC 56.4 ± 0.58 1.31 (1.16–1.48) US adults without a USC 47.1 ± 1.38 1.00 Provider explained things so they understood (n = 16,700) US adults with a USC 57.9 ± 0.59 1.26 (1.13–1.41) US adults without a USC 51.3 ± 1.23 1.00 Provider showed respect for what they had to say (n = 16,781) US adults with a USC 59.9 ± 0.55 1.24 (1.10–1.40) US adults without a USC 52.3 ± 1.34 1.00 Provider spent enough time with them (n = 16,773) US adults with a USC 46.7 ± 0.57 1.20 (1.07–1.35) US adults without a USC 39.0 ± 1.31 1.00 Data Source: 2002 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.
* Weighted percentages pertain to the total civilian, non-institutionalized US adult population who had visited a healthcare provider in the previous 12 months (unweighted n varies slightly by category, as noted).
† Adjusted for sex, age, race, ethnicity, family income, education, geographic region, MSA status, health insurance status.
Statistical significance indicated by bolded values.
- Table 3.
Demographic Characteristics of Those with a Usual Source of Care and Their Perceptions About Their Degree of Health Decision-Making Autonomy
Demographic Characteristics Provider “Always” Gives Person Control of Treatment (n = 18,087) Provider “Always” Asks Person to Help Make Health Care Decisions (n = 17,674) Weighted %* Multivariate OR (95% CI) Weighted %* Multivariate OR (95% CI) Total 50.1 52.2 Sex Male 49.7 0.95 (0.91–1.00) 51.8 0.95 (0.89–1.00) Female 50.4 1.00 52.6 1.00 Age (years) 18–24 48.0 0.88 (0.74–1.04) 48.0 0.78 (0.66–0.92) 25–44 50.9 0.92 (0.81–1.03) 50.9 0.85 (0.75–0.96) 45–64 53.5 0.99 (0.87–1.13) 53.5 0.91 (0.80–1.03) ≥65 54.7 1.00 54.7 1.00 Race White 51.1 1.56 (1.09–2.23) 53.2 1.39 (0.96–2.01) Black 47.1 1.37 (0.95–1.96) 50.4 1.28 (0.87–1.89) American Indian 46.6 1.36 (0.80–2.33) 46.2 1.09 (0.63–1.88) Asian 39.0 1.04 (0.66–1.65) 41.0 0.95 (0.59–1.53) Native Hawaiian 37.2 0.98 (0.36–2.63) 36.1 0.77 (0.29–2.02) Multiple Races 38.5 1.00 43.2 1.00 Ethnicity Hispanic 42.6 0.83 (0.72–0.95) 46.0 0.88 (0.76–1.01) Black/non-Hispanic 50.8 1.00 52.9 1.00 Family income Poor 43.7 0.80 (0.69–0.93) 46.9 0.84 (0.72–0.98) Near poor 54.2 1.17 (0.94–1.47) 56.4 1.16 (0.93–1.45) Low income 47.8 0.88 (0.77–1.01) 50.4 0.90 (0.78–1.04) Middle income 48.8 0.87 (0.79–0.97) 51.5 0.90 (0.81–1.00) High income 52.6 1.00 54.1 1.00 Completed high school Yes 51.0 1.09 (0.98–1.21) 52.9 1.06 (0.95–1.18) No 46.0 1.00 49.3 1.00 Census region Northeast 53.4 1.41 (1.17–1.70) 54.7 1.36 (1.14–1.62) Midwest 50.7 1.21 (1.01–1.43) 52.8 1.20 (1.02–1.42) South 51.5 1.29 (1.07–1.55) 54.2 1.30 (1.09–1.55) West 43.7 1.00 46.0 1.00 Urban/rural MSA 49.9 0.81 (0.68–0.96) 51.1 0.81 (0.68–0.96) Non-MSA 54.6 1.00 56.9 1.00 Health insurance Any private 51.4 1.16 (1.02–1.32) 53.4 1.16 (1.01–1.34) Public 45.4 0.98 (0.83–1.17) 48.7 0.99 (0.84–1.16) Uninsured 46.0 1.00 48.0 1.00 Data Source: 2002 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.
* Weighted percentages pertain to the total civilian, non-institutionalized US adult population who reported having a USC in 2002.
Statistical significance indicated by bolded values.
OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; MSA, metropolitan statistical area.
