Table 1.
Unweighted and Weighted Characteristics of Physician Respondents
| Primary Care (N = 645) | Specialists (N = 962) | Weighted Primary Care (N = 645) | Weighted Specialist (N = 962) | P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age >50 y, % | 45 | 57 | 51 | 59 | 004 |
| Race/ethnicity, % | <.0001 | ||||
| African American | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | |
| Asian | 27 | 18 | 28 | 18 | |
| Latino | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | |
| Other | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | |
| White | 44 | 63 | 63 | 72 | |
| Male, % | 77 | 90 | 80 | 91 | <.0001 |
| U.S. medical school graduate, % | 72 | 73 | 74 | 77 | .18 |
| Board-certified, % | 80 | 86 | 81 | 88 | <.0001 |
| Practice setting, % | <.0001 | ||||
| Group model HMO | 21 | 12 | 23 | 12 | |
| Group practice | 40 | 44 | 40 | 46 | |
| Solo practice | 39 | 44 | 37 | 42 | |
| Mean income, $1,000 | 134.8 | 201.4 | 134.6 | 210.9 | <.0001 |
| Any Medi-Cal patients in practice, % | 59 | 58 | 56 | 56 | .86 |
| Medi-Cal patients in practice if have any, mean, % | 21 | 12 | 20 | 12 | <.0001 |
| Accepting any new Medi-Cal*, % | 51 | 55 | 49 | 55 | .02 |
| Of those taking new Medi-Cal*: | |||||
| Accepting new Medi-Cal managed care, % | 84 | 64 | 80 | 62 | <.0001 |
*
Analyses restricted to those physicians accepting any new patients: 85% of primary care physicians, 98% of specialist physicians.
Weighted values have been adjusted according to sampling stratification and response rate to represent the total population of primary care and specialist physicians in the areas we studied.