Table 1 Population Characteristics
From: Factors associated with using alternative sources of primary care: a cross-sectional study
Characteristics (N = 292) | Type of Respondent n (column %) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Adult | Adult for Child | ||
Race/Ethnicity n = 289 | |||
 African American | 131 (79.4) | 113 (91.1) | |
 Other | 34 (20.6) | 11 (8.9) | |
Gender n = 285 | |||
 Female | 131 (79.9) | 60 (49.6) | |
Age in years n = 281 | |||
 < 18 | – | 125 (100.0) | |
 18–39 | 46 (29.5) | – | |
 40–64 | 88 (56.4) | – | |
 ≥ 65 | 22 (14.1) | – | |
Type of Insurance n = 258 | |||
 Medicaid | 19 (13.4) | 93 (80.2) | |
 Medicare | 20 (14.1) | 3 (2.6) | |
 Private | 91 (64.1) | 20 (17.2) | |
 Uninsured | 12 (8.5) | 0 (0.0) | |
Years living at current address n = 270 | |||
 0–2 | 35 (23.2) | 53 (44.5) | |
 2–4 | 17 (11.3) | 34 (28.6) | |
 4–12 | 36 (23.8) | 29 (24.4) | |
 > 12 | 63 (41.7) | 3 (2.5) | |
Time visiting a specific health facility, n = 267 | |||
 No regular Doctor/Nurse | 8 (5.4) | 2 (1.7) | |
 0–3 Years | 63 (42.6) | 42 (35.3) | |
 4–7 Years | 52 (35.1) | 69 (58.0) | |
 >  8 years | 25 (16.9) | 6 (5.0) | |
Time visiting a specific health care provider, n = 267 | |||
 No regular Doctor/Nurse | 21 (14.0) | 4 (3.4) | |
 0–3 Years | 67 (44.7) | 38 (32.2) | |
 4–7 Years | 39 (26.0) | 69 (58.5) | |
 >  8 years | 23 (15.3) | 7 (5.9) | |
Chronic condition n = 255 | |||
 No Chronic Condition | 39 (26.7) | 24 (22.0) | |
 Any Chronic Condition | 107 (73.3) | 85 (78.0) | |
Perceive access for chronic conditions n = 194 | |||
 Access | 91 (84.3) | 79 (91.9) | |
 No/Incomplete Access | 17 (15.7) | 7 (8.1) | |
Perceive General Access n = 280 | |||
 Access | 138 (85.7) | 115 (96.6) | |
 No Access | 23 (14.3) | 4 (3.4) | |
Usual Source of Care n = 278 | |||
 Private | 82 (51.9) | 103 (85.8) | |
 Other | 58 (36.7) | 16 (13.3) | |
 None/ER | 18 (11.4) | 1 (0.9) | |
Utilization of any 3 clinic subtypes n = 267 | |||
 Used a clinic | 93 (62.0) | 39 (33.3) | |
 Have not used a clinic | 57 (38.0) | 78 (66.7) | |
Continuous Covariates | Statistic | ||
Median | SD | Range | |
Time at current address (years) | 4.00 | 13.80 | 80.04 |
Travel Distance (miles) | 1.30 | 1.28 | 5.67 |
BCQ Total Score | 64.76 | 22.72 | 87.29 |
Satisfaction-adj. Distance | 1.94 | 2.56 | 12.75 |