Table 2.

Patient population characteristics of 364 physicians who use Medication Assistance Programs (MAPs) regularly or occasionally. Community-based survey of physicians in Tennessee, Mississippi, Georgia and Florida, 2003

	All responents (N= 364)	MAPs Regular Users (N = 254)	MAPs occasional users (N = 110)	P values
Proportion of Patients Without Drug Coverage
All patients				0.58
- > 65%	21.4	23.2	17.3
- 34–65%	34.6	34.2	35.4
- <34%	29.4	30.7	26.4
- Missing	14.6	11.8	20.9
Patients older than 65				0.09
- > 65%	36.3	39.4	29.1
- 34–65%	30.5	28.7	34.5
- <34%	14.3	12.6	18.2
- Missing	19.0	19.3	18.2
Number of Patients Seen per Week				0.44
- < 100	22.5	20.9	26.4
- 100–150	50.3	51.6	47.3
- > 150	11.5	12.2	10.0
- Missing	15.7	15.3	16.4
Practice Location				0.08
- Urban	18.1	16.5	21.8
- Suburban	31.0	30.3	32.7
- Rural	27.2	30.7	19.1
- Missing	23.6	22.4	26.4
Proportion of patients older than 65				0.11
- > 65%	22.2	24.8	16.4
- 34–65%	48.1	48.0	48.2
- <34%	26.1	23.6	31.8
- Missing	3.6	3.5	3.6

Numbers may not add up to 100% because of rounding

Statistical analysis conducted not including missing values