Table 1.
Sample Composition Adults 18 Years and Older, 1998–1999
| Trust in Physician Sample | Satisfaction with Physician Style Sample | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Variable | Weighted | Unweighted Sample Size | Weighted | Unweighted Sample size |
| Total | 100.0% | 38,005 | 100.0% | 32,830 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| White | 75.2% | 29,498 | 75.9% | 25,654 |
| African American | 11.7% | 4,123 | 11.5% | 3,544 |
| Latino-English speaking | 6.0% | 2,016 | 5.9% | 1,701 |
| Latino-Spanish speaking | 3.4% | 988 | 3.1% | 787 |
| Other | 3.7% | 1,380 | 3.6% | 1,144 |
| Age (years) | ||||
| 18–34 | 31.3% | 11,172 | 30.2% | 9,352 |
| 35–64 | 52.3% | 21,224 | 52.1% | 18,274 |
| 65–79 | 13.4% | 4,665 | 14.5% | 4,327 |
| 80 and older | 3.0% | 944 | 3.2% | 877 |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 54.8% | 21,633 | 57.9% | 19,589 |
| Male | 45.2% | 16,372 | 42.1% | 13,241 |
| Federal poverty index (FPL) | ||||
| <100% FPL | 11.4% | 3,483 | 11.0% | 2,894 |
| 100–199% FPL | 16.4% | 5,538 | 16.1% | 4,664 |
| 200–399% FPL | 34.4% | 12,598 | 34.4% | 10,864 |
| 400% or more FPL | 37.8% | 16,386 | 38.5% | 14,408 |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 14.2% | 4,261 | 13.6% | 3,549 |
| High school or more | 85.8% | 33,744 | 86.4% | 29,281 |
| MSA category | ||||
| Large metro over 200,000 | 71.5% | 32,160 | 71.9% | 27,903 |
| Small metro under 200,000 | 6.8% | 1,294 | 6.9% | 1,100 |
| Nonmetro area | 21.7% | 4,551 | 21.3% | 3,827 |
| Physical health status (SF-12 summary score) | 45.5% | 38,005 | 47.9% | 32,830 |
| Mental health status (SF-12 summary score) | 52.2% | 38,005 | 52.0% | 32,830 |
| Unmet health care needs | ||||
| Have unmet or putoff health care needs | 25.5% | 9,534 | NA | NA |
| Do not have unmet/putoff health care needs | 74.3% | 28,409 | NA | NA |
| Missing values | 0.2% | 62 | NA | NA |
| Usual source of care | ||||
| Have a usual source of care and same provider | 78.8% | 30,404 | 79.4% | 26,437 |
| 13.4% | 4,852 | 11.8% | 3,737 | |
| Have a usual source of care and same provider | ||||
| No usual source of care | 7.0% | 2,462 | 8.2% | 2,433 |
| Missing values | 0.8% | 287 | 0.7% | 223 |
| Utilization | ||||
| Not a high user of health care services | 80.2% | 30,498 | NA | NA |
| High user of health care services | 19.8% | 7,507 | NA | NA |
| Mean county unemployment rate (1998) | 4.5% | 38,005 | 4.5% | 32,830 |
| Mean percentage of African Americans residing in county (1998) | 12.7% | 38,005 | 12.7% | 32,830 |
| Mean percentage of Latinos residing in county (1998) | 9.4% | 38,005 | 9.3% | 32,830 |
| Trust in physician (mean score) | NA | 4.1% | 32,830 | |
| Index of health plan type | ||||
| Private, indemnity | 1.9% | 795 | 2.0% | 712 |
| Private, PPO | 12.7% | 5,093 | 12.7% | 4,424 |
| Private, HMO—FFS payment | 10.8% | 4,951 | 11.1% | 4,383 |
| Private, HMO—capitated payment | 7.5% | 3,258 | 7.8% | 2,881 |
| Private, HMO—group/staff model | 1.7% | 762 | 1.7% | 660 |
| Private, type unknown | 31.0% | 11,667 | 30.6% | 9,945 |
| Medicare | 18.9% | 6,418 | 20.3% | 5,951 |
| Medicaid/other public | 4.8% | 1,620 | 4.8% | 1,418 |
| Uninsured | 10.8% | 3,441 | 9.0% | 2,456 |
| Size of firm respondent works for | ||||
| <10 employees | 11.2% | 4,234 | 10.6% | 3,469 |
| 10–24 employees | 5.5% | 2,098 | 5.2% | 1,731 |
| 25–99 employees | 7.3% | 2,760 | 6.9% | 2,265 |
| 100–499 employees | 7.9% | 3,076 | 7.7% | 2,564 |
| 500–999 employees | 2.6% | 1,025 | 2.6% | 898 |
| 1,000 or more employees | 17.9% | 7,072 | 17.8% | 6,102 |
| Government employee | 10.5% | 4,386 | 10.8% | 3,891 |
| Not applicable | 37.1% | 13,354 | 38.4% | 11,910 |
| Respondent reported enrollment in an HMO | ||||
| No | 30.4% | 11,992 | 30.5% | 10,376 |
| Yes | 33.8% | 13,977 | 34.1% | 12,168 |
| Missing | 35.8% | 12,036 | 35.4% | 10,286 |
Source: Center for Studying Health System Change (1998); Community Tracking Study 1998–1999 Household and Followback Surveys, excluding children and those in the military.
NA, not applicable.