Patient Groups | ||||
Characteristic | Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 3 | All Regions Combined |
Number of Participants | 10 | 12 | 13 | 35 |
Age (years): | ||||
Range | 40–73 | 20–72 | 21–69 | 20–73 |
Mean | 54.2 | 46.4 | 47.4 | 49.0 |
Sex | 7/10 (70%) female | 5/12 (42%) female | 8/13 (62%) female | 20/35 (57%) female |
Insurance type | ||||
None/Out-of-Pocket | 4 (31%) | 4 (11%) | ||
Private | 7 (70%) | 6 (50%) | 6 (46%) | 19 (54%) |
Private and Medicare | 1 (10%) | 2 (17%) | 3 (9%) | |
Medicare | 2 (20%) | 1 (8%) | 3 (9%) | |
Medicaid | 2 (17%) | 1 (8%) | 3 (9%) | |
Tricarea | 2 (17%) | 1 (8%) | 3 (9%) | |
Race and Ethnicity | ||||
Caucasian | 6 (60%) | 8 (67%) | 9 (69%) | 23 (66%) |
African American | 2 (20%) | 3 (25%) | 2 (15%) | 7 (20%) |
Asian | 1 (8%) | 1 (8%) | 2 (6%) | |
American Indian | 1 (8%) | 1 (3%) | ||
Hispanicb | 2 (20%) | 2 (6%) | ||
Level of education | ||||
High school | 1 (8%) | 1 (8%) | 2 (6%) | |
Trade school | 1 (8%) | 1 (3%) | ||
Some college | 1 (10%) | 4 (30%) | 4 (31%) | 9 (26%) |
Undergraduate degree | 5 (50%) | 3 (25%) | 6 (46%) | 14 (40%) |
Professional degree | 4 (20%) | 3 (25%) | 2 (15%) | 9 (26%) |
Family Groups | ||||
Characteristic | Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 3 | All Regions Combined |
Number of Participants | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
Age (years): | ||||
Range | 31–70 | 27–69 | 39–65 | 27–70 |
Mean | 50.1 | 50.3 | 51.2 | 50.5 |
Sex | 5/12 (42%) female | 6/12 (50%) female | 5/12 (42%) female | 16/36 (44%) female |
Race and Ethnicity | ||||
Caucasian | 4 (33%) | 7 (58%) | 6 (50%) | 17 (47%) |
African American | 4 (33%) | 2 (17%) | 4 (33%) | 10 (28%) |
Asian | 2 (17%) | 1 (8%) | 1 (8%) | 4 (11%) |
Hispanic* | 2 (17%) | 2 (17%) | 1 (8%) | 5 (14%) |
Level of education | ||||
High school | 1 (8%) | 1 (3%) | ||
Trade school | 1 (8%) | 1 (3%) | ||
Some college | 3 (25%) | 5 (42%) | 5 (42%) | 13 (36%) |
Undergraduate degree | 3 (25%) | 4 (33%) | 2 (17%) | 9 (25%) |
Professional degree | 6 (50%) | 3 (25%) | 3 (25%) | 12 (33%) |
Physician Groups | ||||
Characteristic | Region 1 | Region 2c | Region 3 | All Regions Combined |
Number of Participants | 8 | 8 | 5 | 21 |
Age (years): | ||||
Range | 38–56 | 37–69 | 45–69 | 37–69 |
Mean | 47.6 | 36.8 | 56.6 | 50.8 |
Sex | 4/8 (50%) female | 6/8 (75%) female | 2/5 (40%) female | 12/21 (57%) female |
Race and Ethnicity | ||||
Caucasian | 5 (63%) | 2 (25%) | 3 (60%) | 10 (48%) |
African American | 2 (40%) | 2 (10%) | ||
Asian | 1 (13%) | 5 (63%) | 6 (29%) | |
Unknown | 2 (25%) | 1 (13%) | 3 (14%) | |
Hispanic | 1/8 (13%) | 0/7 (0%, 1 unknown) | 0/5 (0%) | 1/20 (5%, 1 unknown) |
Years in practice: | ||||
Range | 9–27 | 8–39 | 20–27 | 8–39 |
Mean | 15.9 | 17.2 | 23.4 | 18.3 |
Number of providers in participant’s practice (including participant) | ||||
1 | 2/8 (25%) | 1/5 (20%) | 0/5 (0%) | 3/18 (17%) |
2–5 | 1/8 (13%) | 1/5 (20%) | 4/5 (80%) | 6/18 (33%) |
6–9 | 4/8 (50%) | 2/5 (40%) | 0/5 (0%) | 6/18 (33%) |
10 or more | 1/8 (13%) | 1/5 (20%) | 1/5 (20%) | 3/18 (17%) |
Percent of time per week spent in direct patient care in an outpatient setting | ||||
Range | 40–95 | 20–100 | 50–95 | 20–100 |
Mean | 66.1 | 72.2 | 71.1 | 69.2 |
Percent of time per week spent in direct patient care in a hospital setting | ||||
Range | 0–60 | 0–0 | 0–31 | 0–60 |
Mean | 18.4 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 9.6 |
Percent of time per week spent doing administrative work | ||||
Range | 0–27 | 0–80 | 5–50 | 0–80 |
Mean | 15.5 | 27.8 | 23.7 | 21.2 |