Length of patient-physician relationship and patients' satisfaction and preventive service use in the rural south: a cross-sectional telephone study

Table 1 Characteristics of subjects who have received care from the same physician for ≤ 1 year, >1 to 2 years, >2 to 5 years, and more than 5 years: Statistical comparisons to group with more than 5 years of continuity

Patient Characteristics	%≤ 1 yr (0–12 mo) N = 319	% 1–2 yrs (13–24 mo) N = 369	% 3–5 yrs (25–60 mo) N = 669	%>5 yrs (61 mos or more) N = 1819
Age
18–39	35.8	38.4	36.9	33.0
40–64	42.3	38.3	44.4	44.3
65+	21.9	23.2	18.7	22.7
Gender
Male	42.1	44.5	42.3	45.2
Female	57.9	55.5	57.6	54.8
Race/Ethnicity	**
White, Non Hispanic	61.5	67.5	61.6	66.9
White, Hispanic	3.3	0.5	1.1	1.0
Black	33.5	29.5	33.2	29.3
Other	1.7	2.5	4.1	2.7
Insurance	*******
Yes	68.5	72.9	77.7	77.3
No	31.5	27.1	22.2	22.7
Education	**
Less than high school	26.2	17.8	19.4	18.0
High school diploma	29.3	32.7	30.1	30.4
Trade school	7.1	8.1	8.1	8.0
Some College or more	37.5	41.4	42.4	43.6
Income	*******	***	*
< $25,000	54.4	50.0	42.4	37.6
≥ $25,000	45.6	50.1	57.6	62.4
General health	*******
Good to Excellent	66.2	72.7	73.1	76.0
Fair to Poor	33.8	27.3	26.9	24.2

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