Characteristics of Participating Primary Care Physicians
| Practice Settinga | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Total (N=42) | Underserved (n=21) | Nonunderserved (n=21) |
| Age, y | 48±12 | 50±14 | 46±10 |
| Female | 45 (19) | 43 (9) | 48 (10) |
| Marital status | |||
| Married | 60 (25) | 57 (12) | 62 (13) |
| Single | 19 (8) | 29 (6) | 10 (2) |
| Divorced | 10 (4) | 10 (2) | 10 (2) |
| Other | 11 (5) | 4 (1) | 18 (4) |
| Income distribution | |||
| <$100K | 7 (3) | 5 (1) | 10 (2) |
| $100K-$149K | 26 (11) | 24 (5) | 28 (6) |
| $150K-$199K | 33 (14) | 38 (8) | 28 (6) |
| $200K-$249K | 21 (9) | 19 (4) | 24 (5) |
| ≥$250K | 12 (5) | 14 (3) | 10 (2) |
| Medical education | |||
| California | 69 (29) | 71 (15) | 67 (14) |
| Public | 76 (32) | 81 (17) | 71 (15) |
| Residency training in California | 69 (29) | 67 (14) | 71 (15) |
| Specialty distribution | |||
| Family medicine | 48 (20) | 52 (11) | 43 (9) |
| Internal medicine | 31 (13) | 19 (4) | 43 (9) |
| Pediatrics | 17 (7) | 24 (5) | 9 (2) |
| Other primary care | 5 (2) | 5 (1) | 5 (1) |
| Practice setting | |||
| Staff model HMO/Kaiser | 26 (11) | 10 (2) | 43 (9) |
| Community/public clinic | 31 (13) | 62 (13) | 0 (0) |
| University | 21 (9) | 10 (2) | 33 (7) |
| Private practice | 21 (9) | 19 (4) | 24 (5) |
| No. reporting they were affected by closure | 28 | 19 | 9 |
| Distance from closed hospital, miles | 14.2 | 9.1 | 19.4 |
| No. of themes per physician | 1.97 | 3.0 | 1.67 |
HMO=health maintenance organization.
Note: Values are expressed as number, mean (±SD), or percent (no.).
↵a No statistically significant differences were seen between physicians in underserved and nonunder-served settings, except for practice setting, using χ2 tests (P <.05).