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. 2014 Jul 24;59(2):221–224. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000000405

TABLE 4.

Independent visit–related behaviors among respondents

Behavior by age, y 2008 2011 P
Prepared questions (%)
 10–12 12 11 ns
 13–15 13 5 ns
 16–18 9 16 ns
 19–21 22 24 ns
 >21 30 66 0.041
Main role in talking (%)
 10–12 8 17 ns
 13–15 15 24 ns
 16–18 36 45 ns
 19–21 61 76 ns
 >21 85 92 ns
Asks questions (%)
 10–12 4 6 ns
 13–15 10 11 ns
 16–18 14 20 ns
 19–21 54 52 ns
 >21 68 83 ns
Answers questions (%)
 10–12 16 22 ns
 13–15 36 32 ns
 16–18 56 64 ns
 19–21 86 92 ns
 >21 100 100 ns

Independent behavior is considered 4 (“mostly me”) or 5 (“I do it totally myself”) and represents the responsibility for doing the task rather than whether the task was always completed. Percentage is proportion of those responding 4 or 5 compared with the total in that age group that year.