Table 2.
Average respondent time by individual question.
| Survey domain | Question | Question typesa | Word number (stem + responses) | Average question time |
| Dental care | 1. When was last time you were seen by a dentist? | MC4 | 10+15= 25 | 12.2 |
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2. Have you used the Emergency Room at area hospitals because of tooth pain with the past five years? |
Y/N | 20+2= 22 | 8.6 |
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3. If I had a bad tooth that needed a dentist now | MC4 | 11+29=40 | 19.5 |
| Waiting room | 1. When you are in the waiting room, would you like to be told when your doctor is running behind? | Y/N | 19+5=24 | 16.2 |
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2. How would you like for us to call you out of the waiting room? | MC4 | 14+10=24 | 10.2 |
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3. While waiting to be registered? | MC3 | 5+26=31 | 14.8 |
| Continuity | 1. In the last year, when you made an appointment for a check-up or routine care with this provider, how often did you get an appointment as soon as you needed? | MC4 | 30+4=34 | 20.3 |
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2. In the last year, how many days did you usually have to wait for an appointment when you needed care right away? | MC5 | 22+14=36 | 12.5 |
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3. Did you see your regular doctor today? | Y/N | 7+5=12 | 5.4 |
| Internet access | 1. Do you have an email address? | Y/N | 6+2=8 | 9.5 |
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2. On average, how often do you use the Internet? | MC4 | 9+4=13 | 8.7 |
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3. Would you like to be able to get to your medical records online? | Y/N | 13+2=15 | 8.5 |
a MC=multiple choice; Y/N=yes/no