Table 1.

Characteristics and screening beliefs by Pap test provision, U.S., DocStyles Survey, 2012 (N = 892)

	n	Provision of Pap tests during a typical month
		Yes (%)	No (%)	p-value*
PHYSICIAN CHARACTERISTICS
Specialty
Family practitioner	524	82.8	17.2	<0.001
Internist	368	55.7	44.3
Gender
Male	634	66.2	33.8	<0.001
Female	258	84.9	15.1
Race
White	649	72.0	28.0	0.649
Asian	145	72.4	27.6
Black	37	64.9	35.1
Native American/Alaskan/Pacific Islander	6	83.3	16.7
≥2 races	30	80.0	20.0
Other	35	62.9	37.1
Ethnicity
Hispanic	43	74.4	25.6	0.678
Non-Hispanic	849	71.5	28.5
Age (years)
<40	221	71.9	28.1	0.675
40–49	312	70.8	29.2
50–59	267	73.8	26.2
≥60	92	67.4	32.6
Years in practice
<10	217	72.4	27.6	0.699
10–19	342	72.5	27.5
20–29	260	71.5	28.5
≥30	73	65.8	34.2
PRACTICE CHARACTERISTICS
Number of physicians in practice
Solo practitioner	135	74.8	25.2	0.293
2–9 physicians	456	72.6	27.4
10–19 physicians	122	64.8	35.2
≥20 physicians	179	71.5	28.5
Geographic region
Northeast	246	57.7	42.3	<0.001
South	197	72.1	27.9
Midwest	209	81.8	18.2
West	240	76.7	23.3
MSA with population >5 million
Yes	250	56.8	43.2	<0.001
No	642	77.4	22.6
MSA with population >3 million
Yes	339	62.2	37.8	<0.001
No	553	77.4	22.6
MSA with population >1 million
Yes	476	65.1	34.9	<0.001
No	416	79.1	20.9
Rural areaa
Yes	81	85.2	14.8	0.005
No	811	70.3	29.7
Primarily upper middle class-affluent patient population
Yes	384	68.2	31.8	0.050
No	508	74.2	25.8
Primarily very poor-lower middle class patient population
Yes	157	76.4	23.6	0.142
No	735	70.6	29.4
SCREENING BELIEFS
Patients are best served by having Pap tests performed by gynecologists
Agree	174	29.9	70.1	<0.001
Disagree	635	87.4	12.6
Not sure	83	38.6	61.4
The reimbursement for Pap tests is typically too low to cover the costs associated with providing them
Agree	208	69.2	30.8	<0.001
Disagree	344	88.4	11.6
Not sure	340	56.2	43.8
Women prefer to receive Pap tests from female providers
Agree	562	75.1	24.9	<0.001
Disagree	212	75.0	25.0
Not sure	118	49.2	50.8

Note: Boldface indicates statistical significance, p < 0.05.

^aAreas classified as outside of an MSA by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget

^*Pearson chi-square asymptotic two-sided tests

MSA, Metropolitan Statistical Area