Table 2

Sample Population Distributions (N =4,562)

Patient Characteristics and Quality RatingsValue
Sociodemographic characteristics
Age, mean (SE), y34.2 (1.0)
Sex, % (SE)
 Male40.6 (2.2)
 Female59.4 (2.2)
Race/ethnicity, % (SE)
 African American/Black, non-Hispanic21.5 (3.9)
 Hispanic/Latino32.0 (4.1)
 Other, non-Hispanic8.7 (1.2)
 White, non-Hispanic37.8 (4.3)
Insurance coverage, % (SE)
 Private10.0 (1.2)
 Medicare10.0 (0.9)
 Medicaid32.5 (3.3)
 Other11.0 (1.7)
 Uninsured36.5 (3.3)
Language, % (SE)
 English79.0 (3.3)
 Spanish21.0 (3.3)
Federal poverty level, % (SE)
 <100% FPL53.4 (2.4)
 100–200% FPL31.6 (2.4)
 >200% FPL15.0 (2.0)
Education level, % (SE)
 High school or higher53.0 (2.9)
 Less than high school47.0 (2.9)
General health status, % (SE)
 Excellent/very good/good67.7 (2.0)
 Fair/poor32.3 (2.0)
PCMH attributes, mean score (SE)a
 Access to care: getting there (range 0–4)3.7 (0.03)
 Access to care: during the visit (range 0–3)2.4 (0.04)
 Patient-centered communication: with clinicians (range 0–3)2.9 (0.02)
 Patient-centered communication: with support staff (range 0–4)3.8 (0.03)
 Self-management support: chronic diseases (range 0–3)2.7 (0.03)
 Self-management support: behavioral risks (range 0–3)1.5 (0.05)
 Comprehensive care: preventive services (range 0–3)2.2 (0.05)
Patient ratings of quality of care
Overall quality of services, % (SE)
 Excellent52.9 (2.0)
 Very good30.6 (1.9)
 Good14.2 (2.0)
 Fair1.8 (0.5)
 Poor0.5 (0.3)
Quality of physician advice and treatment, % (SE)
 Excellent52.2 (1.8)
 Very good29.1 (1.5)
 Good15.6 (1.3)
 Fair2.5 (0.5)
 Poor0.6 (0.3)
Referrals of friends and relatives to health center, % (SE)
 Very likely84.3 (1.6)
 Somewhat likely11.5 (1.1)
 Not very likely2.2 (0.6)
 Not at all likely2.0 (0.6)
  • FPL=federal poverty level; SE=standard error.

  • a Higher score indicates a more positive rating for each attribute.