Table 1.

Distribution of Patient-Physician Encounters by Patient Characteristics and Telehealth Amenability

		Telehealth Amenable			P Value
Characteristics		n	Yes (Weighted %)	No (Weighted %)
Age, y	0 to 17	1699	39.1	61.9	.02
	18 to 34	1739	42.0	58.0
	35 to 44	1154	37.1	62.9
	45 to 54	1628	33.8	66.2
	55 to 64	2140	33.2	66.8
	65p	4320	29.8	71.2
Sex	Male	5567	35.3	64.7	.91
	Female	7113	35.1	64.9
Race/ethnicity	White, Non-Hispanic	9231	36.7	63.3	.24
	Black, Non-Hispanic	1142	29.8	61.2
	Other, Non-Hispanic	603	30.4	69.6
	Hispanic	1704	33.8	66.2
Insurance coverage	Private	10,553	35.1	64.9	.56
	Public	5233	33.0	67.0
Chronic conditions	Asthma	782	30.5	69.5	.064
	Diabetes	887	31.9	68.1	.30
	Hypertension	3567	31.0	69.0	.021
	Hyperlipidemia	2004	35.9	64.1	.77
	Depression	1100	44.9	55.1	<.001
	Coronary Artery Disease	804	24.7	75.3	.010
	Number of Chronic Conditions	2303	2.1	2.4	<.001

Source: Author’s analysis of the 2016 National Survey of Ambulatory Medical Care Survey weighted by patient weight (n = 12,680, equivalent to 850,695,621 patient-physician encounters).