Table 1.

Association between attitude of patient and physician's prescribing practice (n = 11,178)

Physician's prescribing practicea	Attitude of patientb
	Neutral		Favoring
	n	%	n	%
Low	6,113	63.77	922	57.87
High	3,472	36.33	671	42.13

^aCategories are based on frequency of antibiotic treatment by physician among patients presenting with influenza-like illness.

^bAttitude of patient regarding antibiotic prescription. Pearson chi-square = 20.37; P < 0.001.