Table 2.
Visit Access Approaches of Older Adults Who Do and Do Not Report Trouble Getting Places Like the Doctor’s Office, Among Those with a Usual Source of Care Outside the Home
| Respondents reporting trouble getting places N = 7,401,106 Weighted no. (%) |
Respondents not reporting trouble getting places N = 36,622,284 Weighted no. (%) |
P value for chi-square | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How do you usually get to your usual doctor’s office* | Walking | 75,106 (1.0) | 620,363 (1.7) | < .001 |
| Driving | 3,592,166 (48.5) | 30,729,595 (83.9) | ||
| Being driven | 3,004,053 (40.6) | 4,119,485 (11.2) | ||
| Ambulance | 153,359 (2.1) | 118,537 (0.3) | ||
| Taxi | 138,863 (1.9) | 56,180 (0.2) | ||
| Other public transportation | 258,747 (3.5) | 724,008 (2.0) | ||
| Doctor comes to home | 12,309 (0.2) | 45,138 (0.1) | ||
| Other | 82,324 (1.1) | 168,604 (0.5) | ||
| How long does it usually take for you to get to your usual doctor’s office† | < 15 min | 2,489,805 (33.6) | 314,492,917 (39.6) | < .001 |
| 15 to < 30 min | 3,104,050 (41.9) | 15,276,796 (41.7) | ||
| 30 to < 45 | 1,063,673 (14.4) | 4,274,370 (11.7) | ||
| 45 to < 60 | 313,028 (4.2) | 1,163,516 (3.2) | ||
| 60 or more | 284,292 (3.8) | 1,240,912 (3.4) | ||
| Do you usually have someone accompany you there? | Yes | 4,016,780 (54.3) | 26,968,278 (26.1) | < .001 |
| No | 3,285,970 (44.4) | 26,968,278 (73.6) | ||
| Don’t know/refused | 98,356 (1.3) | 92,890 (0.3) | ||
| Have you seen your usual doctor in last 12 months | Yes | 6,957,521 (94.0) | 34,036,528 (92.9) | 0.16 |
| No | 410,933 (5.6) | 2,506,003 (6.8) | ||
| Don’t know/refused | 32,652 (0.4) | 79,752 (0.2) | ||
| In the past 12 months, how often did you miss an appointment with your usual doctor‡ | Never | 5,990,260 (86.1) | 31,875,654 (93.7) | < .001 |
| At least sometimes | 934,331 (13.4) | 2,096,504 (6.2) | ||
| Don’t know/refused | 32,930 (0.5) | 64,370 (0.2) |
Table presents weighted numbers and column percentages of responses to each survey item. We applied MCBS cross-sectional sampling weights to construct national estimates and used balanced repeated replication weights for variance estimation. Numbers may not add up to 100% due to missing data. *Inapplicable for those reporting usual place of care was home (20 with trouble, 6 without trouble), don’t know/refused (1 with trouble, 1 without trouble). †Missing for those reporting doctor comes to home or if mode of getting to usual office inapplicable or don’t know/refused (39 with trouble, 34 without trouble). ‡Only among those who saw a usual doctor in last 12 months.