Table 1.
Comparison of Respondents and Non-Respondents by Group (n=1,325)
| Variable | Pediatrics | Family medicine | General internal medicine | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respondents (n=325) |
Non- respondents (n=110) |
p- value |
Respondents (n=310) |
Non- respondents (n=149) |
p- value |
Respondents (n=272) |
Non- respondents (n=159) |
p-value | |
| Gender, % | 0.95 | 0.005 | 0.29 | ||||||
| Male | 36 | 36 | 52 | 66 | 64 | 69 | |||
| Female | 64 | 64 | 48 | 34 | 36 | 31 | |||
| Setting, % | 0.31 | 0.19 | 0.18 | ||||||
| Private practice | 78 | 75 | 66 | 73 | 72 | 70 | |||
| Hospital or clinic | 19 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 19 | 25 | |||
| HMO | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | |||
| Location, % | 0.71 | 0.60 | 0.57 | ||||||
| Urban | 13 | 16 | 39 | 34 | 60 | 55 | |||
| Suburban | 77 | 74 | 53 | 56 | 36 | 42 | |||
| Rural | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Region, % | 0.69 | 0.46 | 0.11 | ||||||
| Midwest | 20 | 19 | 30 | 26 | 18 | 27 | |||
| Northeast | 21 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 24 | |||
| South | 36 | 31 | 34 | 41 | 33 | 31 | |||
| West | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 18 | |||
| Age, years, M (SD)/median | 50.8 (10.5)/51 | 49.7 (11.2)/49 | 0.32 | 53.2 (7.7)/54 | 53.9 (8.5)/53 | 0.48 | 55.9 (8.3)/57 | 55.7 (10.1)/57 | 0.98 |
| Reported using an EMR or EHR, % | 92 | 95 | 94 | ||||||
| Proportion of non-Hispanic white patients, % | |||||||||
| 0–24% | 21 | 12 | 11 | ||||||
| 25–49% | 24 | 24 | 21 | ||||||
| ≥50% | 55 | 64 | 68 | ||||||
| Proportion of black or African-American patients, % | |||||||||
| 0–24% | 79 | 81 | 80 | ||||||
| 25–49% | 16 | 15 | 16 | ||||||
| ≥50% | 5 | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| Proportion of patients with Medicare, % | |||||||||
| 0–24% | NA | 49 | 25 | ||||||
| 25–49% | NA | 39 | 45 | ||||||
| ≥50% | NA | 13 | 30 | ||||||
| Proportion of adult patients with Medicaid, % | |||||||||
| 0–24% | NA | 76 | 86 | ||||||
| 25–49% | NA | 20 | 10 | ||||||
| ≥50% | NA | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| Proportion of child/ adolescent patients with Medicaid or CHIP, % | |||||||||
| 0–24% | 42 | 60 | NA | ||||||
| 25–49% | 27 | 16 | NA | ||||||
| ≥50% | 31 | 24 | NA | ||||||
| Proportion of adult patients with private insurance, % | |||||||||
| 0–24% | NA | 19 | 27 | ||||||
| 25–49% | NA | 34 | 42 | ||||||
| ≥50% | NA | 46 | 31 | ||||||
| Proportion of child/ adolescent patients with private insurance, % | |||||||||
| 0–24% | 27 | 27 | NA | ||||||
| 25–49% | 18 | 17 | NA | ||||||
| ≥50% | 55 | 55 | NA | ||||||
Note: Boldface indicates statistical significance (p < 0.05). Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding.
CHIP, Child Health Insurance Plan; EHR, electronic health record; EMR, electronic medical record; HMO, health maintenance organization; NA, not applicable.