Characteristics of Well-Child Visits by Children Younger than 2 Years of Age to Family Physicians and Pediatricians, 1995–2007 (N=4,999 Visits)
| Proportion of Visits, % | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Family Physicians (n=735) | Pediatricians (n=4,264) | P Value |
| Age | |||
| <6 months | 51.8 | 47.2 | .06 |
| 6–12 months | 22.4 | 21.5 | |
| 1–2 years | 25.8 | 31.3 | |
| Race | |||
| White | 79.0 | 74.5 | .20 |
| Black | 7.6 | 9.5 | |
| Other | 13.4 | 16.0 | |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Latino | 18.4 | 18.5 | .82 |
| Health insurance | |||
| Private | 44.7 | 61.9 | <.01 |
| Medicaid | 35.4 | 23.4 | |
| Other | 19.9 | 14.7 | |
| Geographic region | |||
| Northeast | 11.6 | 26.1 | <.01 |
| Midwest | 38.9 | 20.6 | |
| South | 20.3 | 27.6 | |
| West | 29.2 | 25.8 | |
| Geographic entity | |||
| non–metropolitan statistical area | 34.9 | 8.9 | <.01 |