Figure. Monthly Rate of Retail clinic Use 2007 to 2009 Among Subsets of the Enrollee Population^a.

^aFigure presents unadjusted monthly utilization of retail clinics for acute conditions among the population of all enrollees who had a visit for a retail clinic-sensitive condition leg. sinusitis, pharyngitis) at any point in 2007 to 2009. A full list of conditions is provided in the text (Methods. Focus on Acute Care Visits). Panel 1 focuses on all enrollees. Panels 2 to 6 divide the population into different groups. Panel 2 divides the enrollees based on the distance from their residence to the nearest retail clinic. Panel 3 divides the nonelderly population by age. Patients aged <2 and >65 years were excluded from the study. Panel 4 divides the population by the presence of chronic illnesses. A description of measures is provided in the Methods. Predictors of Retail Clinic Use section of this article. Panel 5 divides the population by sex. Panel 6 divides the population by income (low: >2 times the federal poverty level; middle: >2 times the federal poverty level to $59,000: high: ≥$59,000).