Table 1.
Patient Characteristics According To Physician Payment Method
| Salary, n = 359 | Capitation, n = 69 | Managed Fee-for-Service, n = 656 | Non-Managed Fee-for-Service, n = 380 | Total, N = 2,086 | Weighted Total, N = 2,086 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age (SD) y* | 44.0 (12) | 42.8 (12) | 43.1 (11) | 54.4 (12) | 45.2 (12) | 45.0 (12) |
| Female, % (SE)† | 65.5 (3) | 67.0 (2) | 73.0 (2) | 71.1 (2) | 69.4 (1) | 71.0 (1) |
| White, % (SE)* | 67.0 (3) | 75.1 (2) | 84.3 (1) | 91.1 (1) | 79.5 (1) | 80.3 (1) |
| College graduate, % (SE)* | 32.3 (2) | 37.6 (2) | 47.9 (2) | 50.5 (3) | 42.3 (1) | 43.6 (1) |
| Income ≥$45,000, % (SE)* | 58.2 (3) | 64.9 (2) | 73.4 (2) | 73.4 (2) | 67.9 (1) | 71.3 (1) |
| Self-reported health , % (SE)* | ||||||
| Excellent | 23.5 (2) | 25.5 (2) | 30.3 (2) | 28.0 (2) | 27.2 (1) | 28.3 (1) |
| Very good | 38.1 (3) | 37.7 (2) | 41.5 (2) | 43.7 (3) | 40.0 (1) | 39.6 (1) |
| Good | 27.2 (2) | 27.3 (2) | 21.6 (2) | 22.5 (2) | 24.6 (1) | 24.3 (1) |
| Fair | 8.7 (2) | 7.8 (1) | 5.9 (1) | 4.2 (1) | 6.7 (.5) | 6.9 (.7) |
| Poor | 2.5 (.8) | 1.6 (.5) | 0.6 (.3) | 1.6 (.6) | 1.4 (.3) | 1.0 (.2) |
| Area | ||||||
| Atlanta, Ga, % | 13.1 | 0.0 | 14.3 | 27.1 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| Orlando, Fla, % | 39.0 | 27.5 | 37.4 | 10.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 |
| Baltimore, Md/Washington, DC, % | 47.9 | 72.5 | 48.3 | 62.4 | 58.8 | 58.8 |
*
P < .01.
†
P < .05.