Table 3 Ambulatory care patterns overall and stratified by race and socioeconomic statusa
Number of visits, mean (sd) | Number of providers, mean (sd) | Percentage of visits with the most frequently seen provider (N = 6799) | Fragmentation Score,b mean (sd) (N = 6799) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total (N = 6799) | Primary Care (N = 6741) | Specialty Care (N = 6741) | Total (N = 6799) | Primary Care (N = 6741) | Specialty Care (N = 6741) | |||
Overall | 11.7 (7.1) | 5.5 (4.4) | 6.2 (5.0) | 4.9 (2.4) | 1.6 (1.1) | 3.2 (2.0) | 0.47 (0.17) | 0.73 (0.16) |
By race | ||||||||
Black | 12.0 (7.0) | 6.0 (4.5) | 5.8 (4.8) | 4.7 (2.4) | 1.7 (1.2) | 2.9 (1.9) | 0.49 (0.17) | 0.71 (0.17) |
White | 11.6 (7.1) | 5.3 (4.3) | 6.3 (5.1) | 5.0 (2.4) | 1.6 (1.0) | 3.4 (2.0) | 0.46 (0.17) | 0.75 (0.16) |
By income | ||||||||
< $35,000 | 12.0 (7.1) | 5.8 (4.5) | 6.0 (5.0) | 4.8 (2.4) | 1.7 (1.0) | 3.1 (2.0) | 0.48 (0.17) | 0.72 (0.17) |
≥ $35,000 | 11.3 (6.7) | 5.0 (4.1) | 6.2 (4.9) | 5.0 (2.4) | 1.6 (1.0) | 3.4 (2.0) | 0.46 (0.16) | 0.75 (0.15) |
By education | ||||||||
≤ High school | 12.0 (7.1) | 5.9 (4.5) | 6.0 (4.9) | 4.8 (2.4) | 1.7 (1.1) | 3.1 (1.9) | 0.48 (0.17) | 0.72 (0.17) |
≥ Some college | 11.5 (7.0) | 5.2 (4.2) | 6.3 (5.0) | 5.0 (2.4) | 1.6 (1.0) | 3.4 (2.0) | 0.46 (0.17) | 0.74 (0.16) |