Table 4.

Effects of the Service Agreement and Patient Characteristics on Primary Care Visits

CharacteristicsContrastEstimateSEOR95% CI
Sex
FemaleSA vs non-SA0.3490.0451.417(1.332, 1.508)
MaleSA vs non-SA0.3120.0461.367(1.280, 1.459)
Age group
    40 to 59 yearsSA vs non-SA0.4360.0281.547(1.493, 1.602)
    60 to 79 yearsSA vs non-SA0.5500.0301.734(1.676, 1.794)
    80 years and olderSA vs non-SA0.4670.0411.595(1.517, 1.677)
Education
    High school and some collegevs no-HS−0.0160.0110.984(0.963, 1.010)
    Bachelor's degree and highervs no-HS−0.0610.0110.941(0.920, 0.960)
Employedvs Unemployed−0.0500.0090.951(0.935, 0.970)
Insuredvs Uninsured0.3990.0171.491(1.458, 1.524)
Comorbidity0.3470.0041.415(1.407, 1.423)
  • CI, confidence interval; HS, high school; OR, odds ratio; SA, service agreement; SE, standard error.

  • * P values were from multiple 2-way interactions between SA and sex, and between SA and age group.

  • P < .01.