From: Effects of health insurance on patient demand for physician services
Characteristics | All | Routine Visits Only | Emergency Visits Only | Mixture of Visits | One or Less Visits | χ2P |
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(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (4) | (5) | |
Unweighted sample size, N | 47,252 | 22,454 | 1378 | 4530 | 18,890 | |
Mean age, y | 44.46 (11.26) | 46.21 (11.21) | 40.92 (10.45) | 45.59 (11.39) | 41.84 (10.80) | < 0.01 |
Gender | ||||||
Female, % | 48.79 (49.99) | 42.69 (49.46) | 53.50 (49.90) | 37.41 (48.39) | 60.36 (48.92) | < 0.01 |
Male, % | 51.21 (49.99) | 57.31 (49.46) | 46.50 (49.90) | 62.59 (48.39) | 39.64 (48.92) | < 0.01 |
Geographic Region | ||||||
Northeast, % | 17.66 (38.14) | 18.78 (39.06) | 15.44 (36.14) | 18.34 (38.70) | 16.00 (36.66) | < 0.01 |
Midwest, % | 20.81 (40.60) | 21.01 (40.74) | 22.23 (41.60) | 23.29 (42.27) | 19.78 (39.84) | < 0.01 |
South, % | 37.34 (48.37) | 36.33 (48.10) | 42.70 (49.48) | 38.09 (48.57) | 38.26 (48.60) | < 0.01 |
West, % | 24.18 (42.82) | 23.87 (42.63) | 19.63 (39.74) | 20.28 (40.21) | 25.96 (43.84) | < 0.01 |
Insurance Coverage | ||||||
Private insurance, % | 77.44 (41.80) | 84.96 (35.74) | 54.88 (49.78) | 69.83 (45.90) | 69.96 (45.85) | < 0.01 |
Public insurance, % | 11.34 (31.71) | 9.59 (29.44) | 24.37 (42.95) | 23.25 (4224) | 9.93 (29.91) | < 0.01 |
Uninsured, % | 11.21 (31.56) | 5.45 (22.70) | 20.75 (40.57) | 6.922 (25.39) | 20.11 (40.09) | < 0.01 |
Race/Ethnicity | ||||||
White non-Hispanic, % | 61.37 (48.69) | 66.11 (47.34) | 52.24 (49.97) | 62.16 (48.50) | 54.86 (49.76) | < 0.01 |
Black non-Hispanic, % | 11.93 (32.41) | 10.43 (30.56) | 20.32 (40.25) | 15.72 (36.40) | 12.57 (33.15) | < 0.01 |
Other non-Hispanic, % | 9.36 (29.12) | 9.15 (28.82) | 8.17 (27.39) | 6.89 (25.33) | 10.39 (30.51) | < 0.01 |
Hispanic, % | 17.34 (37.86) | 14.31 (35.03) | 19.27 (39.46) | 15.24 (35.94) | 22.18 (41.55) | < 0.01 |
Educational Attainment | ||||||
No degree | 10.11 (30.15) | 7.52 (26.38) | 17.61 (38.11) | 12.20 (32.73) | 12.86 (33.48) | < 0.01 |
High school degree/GED | 26.59 (44.18) | 23.38 (42.33) | 33.69 (47.29) | 28.49 (45.14) | 30.31 (45.96) | < 0.01 |
At least some college | 63.30 (48.20) | 69.09 (46.21) | 48.70 (50.01) | 59.31 (49.13) | 56.83 (49.53) | < 0.01 |