Table 4.
Patients’ Characteristics Associated With Paying Attention to Badges Worn by Providers.a
| Characteristics | I Could Clearly See the Badge | My Medical Providers Wore the Badge | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level | Level | ||||||||||
| Agree | Disagree | P Value | Agree | Disagree | P Value | ||||||
| N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | ||||
| Age Group (70) | 18-69 | 284 | (80.9) | 67 | (19.1) | .094 | 298 | (85.6) | 50 | (14.4) | .020b |
| 70+ | 27 | (69.2) | 12 | (30.8) | 28 | (70.0) | 12 | (30.0) | |||
| Education level | High school or less | 115 | (79.9) | 29 | (20.1) | >.999 | 119 | (82.6) | 25 | (17.4) | .379 |
| Above high school | 192 | (80.0) | 48 | (20.0) | 206 | (86.2) | 33 | (13.8) | |||
| Income levels | $0-$24 999 | 133 | (78.2) | 37 | (21.8) | .241 | 141 | (83.9) | 27 | (16.1) | .157 |
| $25 000-$49 000 | 48 | (87.3) | 7 | (12.7) | 49 | (89.1) | 6 | (10.9) | |||
| $50,000-$74,999 | 30 | (85.7) | 5 | (14.3) | 31 | (88.6) | 4 | (11.4) | |||
| $75 000-$99 000 | 13 | (86.7) | 2 | (13.3) | 15 | (100.0) | 0 | (0.0) | |||
| $100 000 + | 31 | (83.8) | 6 | (16.2) | 32 | (88.9) | 4 | (11.1) | |||
| It is very important to me to know the level of training of my doctor | Agree | 285 | (81.0) | 67 | (19.0) | .029c | 301 | (86.2) | 48 | (13.8) | <.001d |
| Disagree | 31 | (66.0) | 16 | (34.0) | 29 | (61.7) | 18 | (38.3) | |||
| I have frequently watched medical shows | Agree | 190 | (83.0) | 39 | (7.0) | .040e | 197 | (87.9) | 27 | (12.1) | .007f |
| Disagree | 122 | (73.9) | 43 | (26.1) | 129 | (77.2) | 38 | (22.8) | |||
a n may be less than total N of 423 as some participants declined to answer some questions. Chi-square test used to compare variables.
b Chi-square = 5.42.
c Chi-square = 5.67.
d Chi-square = 17.97.
e Chi-square = 4.21.
f Chi-square = 7.15.