| Physician Characteristics | Total (N = 893) | CHC Physicians (n = 126) | Non-CHC Physicians (n = 764) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men (%) | 48 | 31 | 50 | <.01* |
| Mean years since residency graduation | 1.75 | 1.74 | 1.77 | .70 |
| Full-time equivalent (mean) | 0.92 | 0.91 | 0.92 | .63 |
| Involved in teaching (%) | 83 | 83 | 83 | .85 |
| Community Characteristics | ||||
| Practicing in town with population <10,000 (%) | 27 | 18 | 27 | .02* |
| Median household income of practice community ($) | 42,037 | 43,256 | 41,843 | .30 |
| African American (mean %) | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.1 | .49 |
| Hispanic (mean %) | 8.1 | 8.9 | 8.0 | .41 |
| Practice Characteristics | ||||
| Patients seen in 8 hours (mean) | 20.6 | 20.5 | 20.6 | .82 |
| Proportion paid by salary alone (%) | 42 | 29 | 44 | <.01* |
↵* P < .05, χ2 test.
CHC, community health centers.