Table 3.

Differences in Patient Perceptions about Physician Communication Among Patients With and Without a Usual Source of Care (USC)

MEPS Questions Regarding Physician Communication	Percent responding “always” to questions regarding physician communication (weighted %)	Multivariate OR (95% CI) (Odds of responding “always” to the key questions)
Provider listened carefully to them (N=16,699)
Yes USC	56.4%	1.31 (1.16, 1.48)
No USC	47.1%	1.0
Provider explained things so they understood (N=16,700)
Yes USC	57.9%	1.26 (1.13, 1.41)
No USC	51.3%	1.0
Provider showed respect for what they had to say (N=16,781)
Yes USC	59.9%	1.24 (1.10, 1.40)
No USC	5.3%	1.0
Provider spent enough time with them (N=16,773)
Yes USC	46.7%	1.20 (1.07, 1.35)
No USC	39.0%	1.0

Adjusted for gender, age, race, ethnicity, family income, education, geographic region, MSA status, health insurance status.

Note: OR=odds ratio; CI=confidence interval