Characteristics of Real Patients in the Sample
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| *Numbers differ slightly due to missing value. | |
| MCS-12 = medical component summary of the SF-12 Health Survey; PCS-12 = physical component summary of the SF-12 Health Survey; HCCQ = Health Care Climate Questionnaire. | |
| Total, No. (%) | 4,746 (100) |
| Age, years, mean (SD) | 44.9 (12.1) |
| Sex, No. (%) | |
| Female | 2,955 (62.3) |
| Male | 1,750 (36.9) |
| Race, No. (%) | |
| African American | 499 (10.5) |
| Hispanic | 109 (2.3) |
| Other | 110 (2.3) |
| White | 3,994 (84.2) |
| Education, No. (%) | |
| <12 years | 337 (7.1) |
| 12th grade | 1,370 (28.9) |
| 1–3 years college | 1,470 (31.2) |
| 4 years college | 828 (17.4) |
| Graduate school | 700 (14.7) |
| Length of patient-doctor relationship, No. (%) | |
| <1 years | 360 (7.6) |
| 1–3 years | 1,035 (21.8) |
| 3–5 years | 814 (17.2) |
| >5 years | 2,525 (53.2) |
| Number of medical conditions, mean (SD) | 2.3 (1.5) |
| MCS-12 | 48.8 (10.5) |
| PCS-12 | 46.0 (11.1) |
| HCCQ | 8.0 (3.1) |