Table 2. - Comparison between mean scores obtained in the evaluation of the attributes of Primary Health Care according to the type of participants, in the micro region of Alfenas - MG, Brazil, 2012.

Attribute of PHC*	Group	N	Mean	SD †	P Value	Grouping
First Contact Access - Use	Adult	527	8.59	1.97	<0.001	A
	0 to 2 years	330	7.99	2.45		B
First Contact Access - Accessibility	Adult	524	3.21	1.49	<0.001	A
	0 to 2 years	330	4.87	2.45		B
	Professional	33	4.13	1.27		C
Longitudinality	Adult	527	7.26	1.96	<0.001	A
	0 to 2 years	329	6.66	1.98		B
	Professional	33	7.86	1.12		C
Coordination - Integration of Care	Adult	259	6.10	2.67	0.014	A
Coordination - Integration of Care	0 to 2 years	47	6.88	3.24	0.014	Ab
	Professional	33	6.91	1.47		B
Coordination - Information Systems	Adult	510	6.41	2.16	<0.001	A
	0 to 2 years	316	6.98	1.95		B
	Professional	33	8.95	1.33		C
Comprehensiveness - Available Services	Adult	460	5.22	1.56	<0.001	A
	0 to 2 years	288	5.18	1.88		A
	Professional	32	6.80	1.24		B
Comprehensiveness - Services Rendered	Adult	508	4.92	2.50	<0.001	A
	0 to 2 years	321	6.50	3.42		B
	Professional	33	8.01	1.25		C
Family Counseling	Adult	511	5.69	2.93	<0.001	A
	0 to 2 years	323	5.10	2.97		B
	Professional	33	8.82	1.40		C
Community Counseling	Adult	464	5.88	2.48	<0.001	A
	0 to 2 years	294	5.69	2.24		A
	Professional	33	7.68	1.46		B
Essential score	Adult	527	5.96	1.09	<0.001	A
	0 to 2 years	330	6.44	1.18		B
	Professional	33	7.12	0.74		C
General score	Adult	527	5.92	1.20	<0.001	A
	0 to 2 years	330	6.21	1.20		A
	Professional	33	7.40	0.77		B

*PHC: Primary Health Care; †SD: Standard Deviation Source: Authors. Notes: Means followed by the same letter in the column are statistically equal to 5%.