Table 2 Factorial means by sociodemographic factors of the sample
Characteristic | Proportion % | Factor 1. Doctor’s attitude | Factor 2. Physician empathy Mean [CI 95%] |
|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 100 | 0.00 [− 0.05 – 0.05] | 0.05 [− 0.01 – 0.12] |
Sex | |||
Man | 27.0 | 0.07 [0.01 – 0.14] | - 0.02 [− 0.13 – 0.08] |
Woman | 70.3 | - 0.03 [− 0.10 – 0.04] | 0.01 [− 0.05 – 0.07] |
No response | 0.1 | ||
Age Group | |||
0 – 20 | 12.6 | 0.06 [− 0.01 – 0.14] | 0.18 [0.07 – 0.28] * |
20 – 29 | 16.3 | 0.09 [0.01 – 0.17] * | 0.01 [− 0.13 – 0.15] |
30 – 39 | 20.4 | 0.02 [− 0.10 – 0.16] | - 0.01 [− 0.13 – 0.11] |
40 – 49 | 20.3 | 0.01 [− 0.09 – 0.13] | - 0.03 [− 0.16 – 0.08] |
50 – 59 | 15.1 | - 0.16 [− 0.38 – 0.06] | 0.01 [− 0.11 – 0.14] |
60 – 69 | 9.1 | 0.04 [− 0.05 – 0.15] | 0.16 [0.06 – 0.26] * |
70 and over | 6.0 | - 0.10 [− 0.34 – 0.14] | - 0.49 [− 0.87 – - 0.11] * |
County | |||
1 | 8.7 | 0.13 [0.03 – 0.23] * | 0.04 [− 0.24 – 0.14] |
2 | 13.2 | 0.04 [− 0.09 – 0.17] | 0.21 [− 0.14 – 0.28] |
3 | 23.1 | - 0.20 [− 0.37 – 0.03] | 0.00 [− 0.11 – 0.11] |
4 | 51.8 | 0.05 [− 0.01 – 0.12] | - 0.05 [− 0.14 – 0.02] |
Physician’s specialist | |||
Family physician | 70.0 | - 0.02 [− 0.10 – 0.05] | - 0.07 [− 0.10 – 0.05] |
Internist | 2.18 | - 0.37 [− 0.94 – 0.19] | 0.13 [− 0.21 – 0.48] |
Gynecologist | 5.51 | 0.20 [− 0.14 – 0.27] * | - 0.04 [− 0.34 – 0.25] |
Pediatrician | 14.8 | 0.08 [− 0.03 – 0.20] | 0.12 [0.03 – 0.22] * |
Other | 7.4 | 0.13 [− 0.04 – 0.22] | 0.22 [0.11 – 0.32] |
Population group | |||
Latin | 71.6 | - 0.01 [− 0.07 – 0.05] | 0.01 [− 0.04 – 0.07] |
Caucasian | 11.0 | - 0.04 [− 0.24 – 0.16] | - 0.11 [− 0.32 – 0.08] |
Afro-Americans | 1.6 | - 0.13 [− 0.72 – 0.45] | 0.05 [− 0.30 – 0.41] |
Other | 12.6 | 0.10 [− 0.01 – 0.21] | - 0.01 [− 0.19 – 0.16] |
No answer / did not respond | 3.0 | - 0.10 [− 0.43 – 0.22] | 0.23 [− 0.01 – 0.47] |
Maximum degree of studies | |||
None | 6.5 | - 0.12 [− 0.41 – 0.16] | 0.02 [− 0.14 – 0.18] |
Elementary school (unfinished) | 13.4 | - 0.12 [− 0.31 – 0.06] | - 0.07 [− 0.22 – 0.07] |
Elementary school | 14.2 | - 0.06 [− 0.25 – 0.12] | - 0.05 [− 0.21 – 0.10] |
Middle school | 15.6 | 0.11 [0.04 – 0.18] * | 0.06 [− 0.06 – 0.17] |
High school | 35.1 | - 0.01 [− 0.10 – 0.08] | - 0.02 [− 0.13 – 0.07] |
University | 10.6 | 0.14 [0.07 – 0.20] * | 0.12 [− 0.02 – 0.26] |
No answer / did not respond | 4.3 | 0.15 [0.05 – 0.24] * | 0.18 [0.02 – 0.33] * |
Occupation | |||
Housewife | 23.7 | 0.03 [− 0.07 – 0.14] | - 0.05 [− 0.16 – 0.05] |
Self-employed worker | 3.4 | 0.20 [0.15 – 0.26] | - 0.10 [− 0.42 – 0.20] |
Student | 7.8 | 0.10 [0.01 – 0.18] | 0.07 [− 0.09 – 0.24] |
Professional | 10.2 | 0.04 [− 0.07 – 0.15] | - 0.03 [− 0.23 – 0.16] |
Unemployed | 9.4 | 0.04 [− 0.09 – 0.18] | 0.21 [0.08 – 0.33] |
Pensioner or retiree | 6.2 | - 0.32 [− 0.71 – 0.05] | - 0.09 [− 0.35 – 0.17] |
Agricultural worker / Domestic worker | 21.6 | −0.10 [− 0.25 – 0.04] | 0.02 [− 0.09 – 0.14] |
Service / industrial worker | 17.2 | 0.06 [− 0.04 – 0.17] | - 0.03 [− 0.18 – 0.11] |
Civil status | |||
Single | 36.7 | 0.05 [− 0.01 – 0.11] | 0.03 [− 0.05 – 0.12] |
Married / Free union | 50.5 | - 0.02 [− 0.11 – 0.06] | - 0.02 [− 0.09 – 0.05] |
Divorced / Separated | 6.7 | 0.05 [− 0.09 – 0.19] | 0.12 [− 0.02 – 0.27] |
Widower / Widow | 3.3 | - 0.26 [− 0.61 – 0.20] | - 0.42 [− 0.91 – 0.06] |
No answer / did not respond | 2.6 | - 0.19 [− 0.81 – 0.41] | 0.17 [− 0.15 – 0.51] |
Who is the patient living with? | |||
Alone | 6.8 | - 0.02 [− 0.21 – 0.16] | 0.12 [− 0.03 – 0.26] |
With partner | 14.5 | - 0.07 [− 0.23 – 0.08] | - 0.03 [− 0.18 – 0.12] |
With children | 13.2 | - 0.08 [− 0.28 – 0.12] | 0.02 [− 0.13 – 0.17] |
With couple and sons | 35.7 | - 0.01 [− 0.10 – 0.10] | - 0.01 [− 0.09 – 0.08] |
With other relatives | 20.4 | 0.09 [− 0.04 – 0.15] | - 0.07 [− 0.21 – 0.08] |
With friends | 6.7 | 0.03 [− 0.11 – 0.17] | 0.13 [− 0.00 – 0.26] |
With strangers | 0.3 | 0.27 [0.08 – 0.46] * | - 0.35 [− 0.81 – 0.11] |
No answer / did not respond | 1.9 | 0.21 [0.05 – 0.37] * | 0.15 [− 0.15 – 0.47] |
Previously attended on clinic? | |||
Yes | 92.5 | 0.00 [− 0.06 – 0.05] | 0.00 [− 0.05 – 0.05] |
No | 4.2 | 0.06 [− 0.20 – 0.32] | - 0.03 [− 0.25 – 0.19] |
No answer | 3.2 | 0.05 [− 0.31 – 0.42] | −0.01 [− 0.40 – 0.38] |
Preferred Language | |||
Spanish | 66.2 | - 0.02 [− 0.10 – 0.05] | −0.11 [− 0.18 – - 0.03] * |
English | 33.7 | 0.04 [− 0.01 – 0.11] | 0.21 [0.15 – 0.27] * |
Physicians spoke in Spanish? | |||
Yes | 43.7 | 0.04 [− 0.03 – 0.12] | 0.00 [−0.09 – 0.08] |
No | 51.2 | - 0.04 [− 0.12 – 0.04] | 0.01 [− 0.06 – 0.08] |
No answer | 5.0 | 0.02 [− 0.20 – 0.24] | 0.11 [− 0.52 – 0.28] |
Patient needed a translator/interpreter during consultation? | |||
Yes | 42.7 | - 0.04 [− 0.14 – 0.04] | 0.02 [− 0.05 – 0.10] |
No | 57.3 | 0.02 [− 0.05 – 0.09] | - 0.01 [− 0.09 – 0.06] |