Table 2.
Comparison of Sample With Population Characteristics
Variable | Sample (n=342a) No. (%) | Population (N=916) No. (%) | Pearson χ2(Asym Sign) |
Geographic characteristics | |||
Rural | 282 (82.9) | 773 (84.4) | 0.386 (.584) |
Urban | 58 (17.1) | 143 (15.6) | |
Virginia region | |||
Northwestern | 53 (15.6) | 153 (16.7) | 2.084 (.720) |
Northern | 68 (20.0) | 202 (22.1) | |
Southwestern | 62 (18.2) | 169 (18.4) | |
Central | 76 (22.4) | 174 (19.0) | |
Eastern | 81 (23.8) | 218 (23.8) | |
Government insuranceb | |||
Accepts Medicare | 315 (92.6) | 820 (89.5) | 2.602 (.107) |
Accepts Medicaid | 249 (73.7) | 665 (72.6) | 0.032 (.858) |
Asym sign=asymptotic significance (2-sided).
a Two cases without geographic information.
b Practice has Medicare/Medicaid-participating clinician who either accepts new patients or continues to care for existing Medicare and Medicaid patients.