Table 2.
Self-reported characteristics of 321 patient respondents.a
| Patient characteristic | Values, n (%) | |
| Age (years) | ||
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18-44 | 78 (24.4) |
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45-64 | 102 (31.9) |
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≥65 | 140 (43.7) |
| Sex | ||
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Female | 186 (58.1) |
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Male | 123 (38.4) |
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Transgender | 5 (1.6) |
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Prefer not say | 6 (1.9) |
| Race | ||
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White | 255 (79.7) |
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Black | 11 (3.4) |
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Asian, Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander | 25 (7.8) |
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Other | 13 (4.1) |
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Multiple races | 16 (5.0) |
| Ethnicity | ||
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Non-Hispanic | 300 (94.0) |
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Hispanic | 19 (6.0) |
| Education | ||
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Masters or doctoral degree | 126 (39.4) |
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4-year degree or some grad school | 108 (33.7) |
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Some college or technical school | 72 (22.5) |
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High school or less | 14 (4.4) |
| Overall health | ||
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Excellent, very good, or good | 247 (77.2) |
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Fair or poor | 73 (22.8) |
| Chronic illnessb | ||
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Yes | 219 (68.2) |
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No | 102 (31.8) |
| Visits to primary care provider in last 12 months | ||
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1-2 | 162 (50.6) |
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3 or more | 158 (49.4) |
aRespondents from UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital and University of Washington Medicine only; we were unable to survey patients at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Spring 2020 due to constraints imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Table excludes 204 respondents who did not remember completing any previsit forms.
bDo you have a chronic illness such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, arthritis, heart disease, or cancer?