Table 2. Respondent Characteristics by Primary Care Setting
Patient CharacteristicsOverall (n = 463)FQHCs (n = 284)PBRNs (n = 122)VA (n = 57)P Value
Female sex61.270.265.33.8< .001
Age, years< .001
    <305.05.44.33.9
    30–397.667.610.31.9
    40–4915.817.415.57.7
    50–5932.237.724.121.2
    60–6928.426.529.336.5
    70–797.45.111.211.5
    ≥803.60.45.217.3
Education< .001
    Less than high school34.650.411.23.9
    High school graduate or GED25.321.733.625.5
    Some college14.811.019.025.5
    Associates degree/technical training10.78.112.121.6
    4-Year college degree or more14.68.824.123.5
Race/ethnicity< .001
    Non-Hispanic white29.06.769.682.9
    Black/African American7.81.923.99.8
    Mexican-American24.836.32.20.0
    Other Hispanic13.819.52.22.4
    Chinese14.321.40.00.0
    Filipino6.810.10.00.0
    Other3.84.12.24.9
Born in the United States45.314.294.695.7< .001
Survey language< .001
    English56.428.9100.0100.0
    Spanish31.150.70.00.0
    Chinese12.520.40.00.0
English literacy< .001
    Very good/good56.831.899.1100.0
    Not good20.933.20.00.0
    Not at all22.335.00.90.0
Needs interpreter< .001
    No64.744.897.4100.0
    Yes22.034.31.80.0
    Sometimes13.420.90.90.0
Employment< .01
    Full time21.114.437.719.2
    Part time12.818.13.55.8
    Unemployed16.721.09.79.6
    Homemaker15.323.33.50.0
    Disabled10.15.518.415.4
    Other24.017.727.250.0
Marital statusN/S
    Married48.550.049.638.5
    Single, never married17.316.918.317.3
    Divorced12.410.410.426.9
    Other21.822.721.717.3
  • Data are percentages.

  • FQHC, federally qualified health center; N/S, no statistically significant differences between primary care practice type; PBRN, practice-based research network; VA, Veterans Health Administration.