Characteristics of Survey Respondents Who Participated in Five Instances of the Green Center Quick COVID-19 Survey, September 2020–April 2023
| Survey fielded 10/2020, n = 591 | Survey fielded 11/2020, n = 1460 | Survey fielded 03/2021, n = 765 | Survey fielded 11/2021, n = 742 | Survey fielded 03/2023, n = 847 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinician Specialty | |||||
| Family medicine | 379 (64.1%) | 1000 (68.5%) | 531 (69.4%) | 512 (69.0%) | 614 (72.5%) |
| Internal medicine | 85 (14.4%) | 180 (12.3%) | 103 (13.4%) | 100 (13.5%) | 97 (11.5%) |
| Pediatrics | 35 (5.9%) | 126 (8.6%) | 54 (7.1%) | 52 (7.0%) | 41 (4.8%) |
| Geriatrics | 27 (4.6%) | 41 (2.8%) | 25 (3.3%) | 23 (3.1%) | 29 (3.4%) |
| Other* | 65 (11%) | 113 (7.8%) | 52 (6.8%) | 55 (7.4%) | 66 (7.8%) |
| Clinician Training | |||||
| MD (allopathic) | 368 (62.2%) | 1021 (69.9%) | 555 (72.5%) | 519 (69.9%) | 620 (73.2%) |
| DO (osteopathic) | 26 (4.4%) | 79 (5.4%) | 32 (4.2%) | 36 (4.9%) | 56 (6.6%) |
| NP (nurse practitioner) | 117 (19.8%) | 182 (12.5%) | 109 (14.2%) | 94 (12.7%) | 96 (11.3%) |
| PA (physician assistant) | 20 (3.4%) | 40 (2.7%) | 20 (2.6%) | 17 (2.3%) | 16 (1.9%) |
| PharmD, PhD or Other | 60 (10.2%) | 138 (9.5%) | 49 (6.4%) | 76 (10.2%) | 59 (7.0%) |
| Practice Size | |||||
| 10+ clinicians | 233 (39.4%) | 677 (46.4%) | 299 (39.1%) | 320 (43.1%) | 410 (48.4%) |
| 4 – 9 clinicians | 178 (30.1%) | 396 (27.1%) | 229 (29.9%) | 222 (29.9%) | 226 (26.7%) |
| 1 – 3 clinicians | 180 (30.5%) | 387 (26.5%) | 237 (31%) | 200 (27%) | 211 (24.9%) |
| Practice Ownership | |||||
| System-owned | 227 (38.4%) | 630 (43.2%) | 289 (37.8%) | 327 (44.1%) | 389 (45.9%) |
| Self-owned | 157 (26.5%) | 365 (25.0%) | 248 (32.4%) | 183 (24.7%) | 199 (23.5%) |
| Group-owned | 61 (10.3%) | 158 (10.8%) | 82 (10.7%) | 75 (10.1%) | 75 (8.85%) |
| Government | 23 (3.9%) | 67 (4.6%) | 37 (4.8%) | 38 (5.1%) | 56 (6.61%) |
| None of the Above | 124 (20.91%) | 240 (16.4%) | 109 (14.2%) | 119 (16.0%) | 128 (15.1%) |
| Practice Setting | |||||
| Primary Care Practice | 468 (79.1%) | 997 (68.3%) | 555 (72.6%) | 493 (66.4%) | 555 (65.5%) |
| Convenience Care | 36 (6.1%) | 99 (6.8%) | 47 (6.1%) | 47 (6.3%) | 53 (6.3%) |
| Direct Primary Care or Member-based | 0 (0%) | 46 (3.2%) | 35 (4.6%) | 23 (3.1%) | 31 (3.7%) |
| Academic | 66 (11.2%) | 241 (16.5%) | 123 (16.1%) | 179 (24.1%) | 200 (23.6%) |
| Other | 21 (3.6%) | 77 (5.2%) | 5 (0.7%) | 0 (0%) | 8 (0.9%) |
| Patient Population** | |||||
| FQHC or look-alike | 55 (9.3%) | 202 (13.8%) | 82 (10.7%) | 108 (14.6%) | 130 (15.3%) |
| Free & charitable clinic | 46 (7.8%) | 74 (5.1%) | 34 (4.4%) | 32 (4.3%) | 26 (3.1%) |
| Medicaid >50% | 86 (14.6%) | 254 (17.4%) | 129 (16.9%) | 123 (16.6%) | 165 (19.5%) |
*Other includes Mental/Behavioral health, and all other specialties (e.g., Emergency Medicine, Palliative Care, Combined Medicine-Pediatrics, etc.).
**For the patient population, respondents could select all that apply. Therefore, results do not total to 100%
Abbreviation: FQHC, federally qualified health center.