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Characteristics of subjects who have received care from the same physician for ≤ 1 year, >1 to 2 years, >2 to 5 years, and more than 5 years: Statistical comparisons to group with more than 5 years of continuity |
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| Patient Characteristics |
%≤ 1 yr (0–12 mo) N = 319 |
% 1–2 yrs (13–24 mo) N = 369 |
% 3–5 yrs (25–60 mo) N = 669 |
%>5 yrs (61 mos or more) N = 1819 |
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| Age |
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| 18–39 |
35.8 |
38.4 |
36.9 |
33.0 |
| 40–64 |
42.3 |
38.3 |
44.4 |
44.3 |
| 65+ |
21.9 |
23.2 |
18.7 |
22.7 |
| Gender |
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| Male |
42.1 |
44.5 |
42.3 |
45.2 |
| Female |
57.9 |
55.5 |
57.6 |
54.8 |
| Race/Ethnicity |
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| White, Non Hispanic |
61.5 |
67.5 |
61.6 |
66.9 |
| White, Hispanic |
3.3 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
| Black |
33.5 |
29.5 |
33.2 |
29.3 |
| Other |
1.7 |
2.5 |
4.1 |
2.7 |
| Insurance |
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| Yes |
68.5 |
72.9 |
77.7 |
77.3 |
| No |
31.5 |
27.1 |
22.2 |
22.7 |
| Education |
** |
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| Less than high school |
26.2 |
17.8 |
19.4 |
18.0 |
| High school diploma |
29.3 |
32.7 |
30.1 |
30.4 |
| Trade school |
7.1 |
8.1 |
8.1 |
8.0 |
| Some College or more |
37.5 |
41.4 |
42.4 |
43.6 |
| Income |
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*** |
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| < $25,000 |
54.4 |
50.0 |
42.4 |
37.6 |
| ≥ $25,000 |
45.6 |
50.1 |
57.6 |
62.4 |
| General health |
*** |
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| Good to Excellent |
66.2 |
72.7 |
73.1 |
76.0 |
| Fair to Poor |
33.8 |
27.3 |
26.9 |
24.2 |
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*P < 0.05 difference for each group with >5 years continuity **P < 0.01 difference for each group with >5 years continuity ***P < or = 0.001 difference for each group with >5 years continuity | ||||
Donahue et al. BMC Family Practice 2005 6:40 doi:10.1186/1471-2296-6-40 |
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