Table 1.

Comparison of Demographic Characteristics of Survey Respondents (Community-dwelling non-HMO Medicare Beneficiaries who have A Generalist Personal Physician) with the Medicare Population (the sampling frame)

Characteristics	Sampling frame (%)	Survey sample (%)
Age in years
65–69	28	21
70–74	25	27
75–79	21	24
80–84	15	18
85+	11	10
Male	42	42
Race
Non-Hispanic White	86	86
Black	8	6
Hispanic	2	4
other	4	4