Exhibit 4. Comparison of Socio-demographic Characteristics of Patients who Visit a Retail Clinic between 2000–2006 and 2007–2009.
Trends in Socio-demographic of Patients Visiting Retail Clinics^
| Visits before 2007 | Visits 2007–2009 | |
|---|---|---|
| n (millions) | 1.35 | 8.89 |
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| % | ||
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| Gender | ||
| Female | 62.8 | 61.1 |
| Male | 37.2 | 38.9 |
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| Age | ||
| <2 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| 2–5 | 6.3 | 4.5 |
| 6–17 | 20.3 | 17.4 |
| 18–44 | 43.0 | 37.6 |
| 45–64 | 22.6 | 25.5 |
| >65 | 7.5 | 14.7 |
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| Insurance | ||
| Yes** | 67.1 | 70.5 |
| Commercial Insurance | 41.7 | |
| Medicaid | 0.1 | |
| Medicare | 7.2 | |
| Other | 0.2 | |
| No (Cash) | 32.9 | 29.5 |
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| Patient reports having a PCP* | ||
| Yes | 38.7 | 35.5 |
| No | 61.3 | 64.5 |
SOURCE: Authors’ own analyses
NOTES:
*
Data on this variable not provided by one of the retail clinic companies
**
Data for type of insurance not available for data before 2007. From 2007–2009, one of the three retail clinic companies provided information on whether insurance was provided, but did not provide type of insurance.