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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Sci Med. 2013 Nov 5;0:21–29. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.10.033

Table 3.

OLS regressions predicting perceptions of autonomy in logistic-based decisions (N=16,519)

Model 1
Model 2
Model 3
Model 4
Solo/2 physician Large practices Solo/2 physician Large practices Solo/2 physician Large practices Solo/2 physician Large practices








Exposure type
Never in practice type (ref)
Stayed in practice type 0.304 *** −0.265 *** 0.314 *** −0.258 *** 0.286 *** −0.227 *** 0.252 *** −0.180 ***
Exited practice type 0.096 −0.003 0.091 0.053 0.075 0.062 0.085 0.077
Entered practice type 0.317 *** −0.251 ** 0.352 *** −0.267 *** 0.332 *** −0.243 ** 0.309 *** −0.199 *
Perceived autonomy in T1 0.426 *** 0.380 *** 0.391 *** 0.382 *** 0.377 *** 0.381 *** 0.379 *** 0.383 ***
Physician characteristics
Male 0.090 + 0.077 + 0.084 + 0.071 0.083 + 0.075
Years practicing 0.014 *** 0.015 *** 0.014 *** 0.015 *** 0.013 *** 0.014 ***
PCP −0.202 *** −0.195 *** −0.178 *** −0.173 *** −0.197 *** −0.193 ***
Career satisfaction 0.254 *** 0.244 *** 0.251 *** 0.242 *** 0.256 *** 0.248 ***
log(income) −0.072 * −0.088 ** −0.073 * −0.087 ** −0.077 ** −0.089 **
Hours in patient care −0.005 *** −0.006 *** −0.005 *** −0.006 *** −0.006 *** −0.006 ***
Other practice characteristics
% revenue Medicare −0.001 −0.001 −0.001 −0.001 −0.001 −0.001
% revenue Medicaid 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001
Urbanicity
Urban (ref) . . . . . .
Sub-urban 0.092 0.065 0.056 0.029 0.075 0.053
Rural 0.133 * 0.140 ** 0.094 + 0.099 + 0.129 * 0.137 *
Relation to 3rd party payers
% revenue managed care −0.002 * −0.002 *
# managed care contracts −0.002 * −0.003 **
% revenue prepaid plans −0.002 * −0.002 +
Physician payment structure
Owner 0.052 0.020
Salaried −0.084 * −0.137 ***
Constant 1.848 *** 2.068 *** 1.329 *** 1.683 *** 1.511 *** 1.840 *** 1.393 *** 1.704 ***

R2 0.216 0.214 0.262 0.259 0.265 0.262 0.263 0.261

Note: + p<0.1, * p<0.05, ** p<0.01, *** p<0.001, two-tailed