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Small Independent Primary Care Practices Serving Socially Vulnerable Urban Populations

Diane R. Rittenhouse, Victoria Peebles, Caroline Mack, Cindy Alvarez and Andrew Bazemore
The Annals of Family Medicine March 2024, 22 (2) 89-94; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.3068
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Cindy Alvarez
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    Comparison of Qualitative Interview Participants to Sampling Frame

    Qualitative Interview Participants No. (%)Sampling Frame No. (%)
    Total22413
    Years in practice
        <5    1 (4.5)    6 (1.5)
        5-10    2 (9.1)  82 (19.9)
        11-20    7 (31.8)182 (44.1)
        21-29    7 (31.8)  89 (21.5)
        >30    5 (22.7)  54 (13.1)
    Race
        American Indian or Alaska Native    0 (0)    3 (0.7)
        Asian    1 (4.5)  95 (23.0)
        Black or African American    5 (22.7)  82 (19.9)
        Other    4 (18.2)  50 (12.1)
        White  12 (54.5)183 (44.3)
    Ethnicity
        Hispanic or Latine    5 (22.7)  96 (23.2)
        Non-Hispanic  17 (77.3)317 (76.8)
    Regiona
        Midwest    4 (18.2)  80 (19.5)
        Northeast    2 (9.1)  70 (17.1)
        South  10 (45.5)152 (37.1)
        West    6 (27.3)108 (26.3)
    Principal practice size
        2-5 physicians    8 (36.4)155 (37.5)
        Solo practice  14 (63.6)258 (62.5)
    Care in other language
        No    9 (40.9)121 (29.3)
        Yes, other    3 (13.6)130 (31.5)
        Yes, Spanish  10 (45.5)162 (39.2)
    • ↵a Three individuals in the sampling frame practiced in a US territory. They are not included in the Region counts.

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