Table 2.
Characteristics of Study Subjects
| Number of subjects surveyed: 537 | |
| Number of subjects excluded due to missing variables: 57 | |
| Number of subjects included in analyses: 480 | |
| Gender, % | |
| Male | 32 |
| Female | 68 |
| Highest level of education completed, % | |
| Less than 8th grade | 1 |
| Some high school | 3 |
| High school graduate | 9 |
| Some college | 21 |
| College graduate | 31 |
| Postgraduate work | 36 |
| Annual family income from all sources, % | |
| <$10,000 | 3 |
| $10,000 to $19,999 | 3 |
| $20,000 to $29,999 | 5 |
| $30,000 to $39,999 | 6 |
| $40,000 to $49,999 | 7 |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 5 |
| $60,000 to $69,999 | 7 |
| $70,000 to $79,999 | 9 |
| $80,000 or more | 54 |
| Race/ethnicity, % | |
| White | 75 |
| Black | 4 |
| Mexican | 3 |
| Hispanic, other than Mexican | 3 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 10 |
| Other | 5 |
| Size of medical group in which visit took place, % | |
| >150 physicians (1 medical group) | 44 |
| 5 to 10 physicians (3 medical groups) | 24 |
| <5 physicians (5 medical groups) | 32 |
| Mean (SD) of continuous variables | |
| Age of patient, y | 43.8 (20.9) |
| Number of physician visits per year | 7.8 (9.4) |
| Percent of visits with primary care physician | 46.7 (35.2) |
| Satisfaction with nursing staff | 4.49 (.69) |
| Satisfaction with nonnursing staff | 4.17 (.84) |
| 9-item satisfaction scale (per item) | 3.29 (.38) |
| 4-item physician-specific satisfaction scale (per item) | 4.67 (.52) |
SD, standard deviation.