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Table 2 Disaggregated responses among Chinese and Whites who have visited General Practitioners or Specialists

From: Chinese and white Canadian satisfaction and compliance with physicians

 

General Practitioner Visits

 

Specialist Visits

 

Variables

Chinese N (% of 746)

White N (% of 711)

P-Value

Chinese N (% of 485)

White N (% of 637)

P-Value

Satisfied with physician care

      

Very Satisfied

158 (21.2)

420 (59.1)

0.0001

140 (28.9)

364 (57.1)

0.0001

Satisfied

392 (52.5)

240 (33.8)

 

226 (46.6)

181 (28.4)

 

Neither

153 (20.5)

30 (4.2)

 

89 (18.4)

33 (5.2)

 

Dissatisfied

33 (4.4)

17 (2.4)

 

20 (4.1)

25 (3.9)

 

Very Dissatisfied

5 (0.7)

2 (0.3)

 

7 (1.4)

23 (3.6)

 

Unsure

5 (0.7)

2 (0.3)

 

3 (0.6)

11 (1.7)

 

Definitely trust physician enough to always follow physician advice

      

Yes Definitely

443 (59.4)

424 (59.6)

0.606

326 (67.2)

400 (62.8)

0.003

Yes, to some extent

267 (35.8)

242 (34)

 

131 (27)

158 (24.8)

 

No

29 (3.9)

37 (5.2)

 

21 (4.3)

62 (9.7)

 

Unsure

7 (0.9)

8 (1.1)

 

7 (1.4)

17 (2.7)

 

Definitely felt physician had adequate experience

      

Yes Definitely

330 (44.2)

586 (82.4)

0.0001

285 (58.8)

538 (84.5)

0.0001

Yes, to some extent

361 (48.4)

103 (14.5)

 

153 (31.5)

67 (10.5)

 

No

41 (5.5)

12 (1.7)

 

28 (5.8)

19 (3)

 

Unsure

14 (1.9)

10 (1.4)

 

19 (3.9)

13 (2)

 

Definitely felt enough time was spent with physician

      

Yes Definitely

252 (33.8)

524 (73.7)

0.0001

212 (43.7)

404 (63.4)

0.0001

Yes, to some extent

335 (44.9)

132 (18.6)

 

187 (38.6)

155 (24.3)

 

No

149 (20)

52 (7.3)

 

81 (16.7)

68 (10.7)

 

Unsure

10 (1.3)

3 (0.4)

 

5 (1)

10 (1.6)

 

Definitely felt comfortable asking physician questons

      

Yes Definitely

549 (73.6)

637 (89.6)

0.0001

343 (70.7)

494 (77.6)

0.001

Yes, to some extent

173 (23.2)

61 (8.6)

 

108 (22.3)

85 (13.3)

 

No

19 (2.5)

13 (1.8)

 

26 (5.4)

49 (7.7)

 

Unsure

4 (0.7)

0 (0)

 

8 (1.6)

9 (1.4)

 

Definitely understood physician explanation and advice

      

Yes Definitely

567 (76)

667 (93.8)

0.0001

278 (57.3)

516 (81)

0.0001

Yes, to some extent

156 (20.9)

41 (5.8)

 

157 (32.4)

99 (15.5)

 

No

18 (2.4)

2 (0.3)

 

49 (10.1)

16 (2.5)

 

Unsure

5 (0.7)

1 (0.1)

 

1 (0.2)

6 (0.9)

 

Definitely felt physician listened carefully

      

Yes Definitely

473 (63.4)

585 (82.3)

0.0001

289 (59.6)

456 (71.6)

0.0001

Yes, to some extent

238 (31.9)

112 (15.8)

 

167 (34.4)

121 (19)

 

No

31 (4.2)

14 (2)

 

21 (4.3)

50 (7.8)

 

Unsure

4 (0.5)

0 (0)

 

8 (1.6)

10 (1.6)