Table 2 Respondent Characteristics for Rural and Nonrural Clinicians
Rural n = 177 | Nonrural n = 149 | p-value* (rural vs. nonrural) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Practice Location, % (n) | 54% | 46% | |
Type of Practice a, col % | |||
FQHC | 21% | 11% | 0.025 |
Private Practice | 31% | 45% | 0.008 |
Hospital/Health-system Owned | 45% | 32% | 0.019 |
Academic | 8% | 20% | 0.002 |
Other (VA, HMO) | 4% | 0% | 0.179 |
Registry or Prompting System for Cancer Prevention and Control Services, col % | 0.460 | ||
Very Robust | 31% | 30% | |
For Some | 44% | 50% | |
No | 25% | 20% | |
Degree, col % | 0.008 | ||
MD | 73% | 81% | |
DO | 10% | 13% | |
NP | 7% | 2% | |
PA | 5% | 3% | |
Other (eliminated from survey) | 5% | 0% | |
Specialty, col % | |||
Family Physician | 91% | 91% | 0.821 |
Internal Medicine | 4% | 8% | 0.116 |
Other | 5% | 1% | 0.039 |
Gender, col % | 0.577 | ||
Male | 46% | 48% | |
Female | 54% | 52% | |
Panel Size (patients per week), mean (SD) | 67 (45) | 79 (142) | 0.328 |
Years from finished clinical training, years (SD) | 18 (12) | 22 (12) | 0.005 |
Total number of clinical staff members, mean (SD) | 17 (19) | 19 (19) | 0.339 |
Patient Age, mean % (SD) | |||
Percent < 18 years old | 13 (10) | 14 (12) | 0.780 |
Percent 18–50 years old | 37 (16) | 42 (15) | 0.018 |
Percent > 50 years old | 49 (19) | 44 (17) | (0.012) |
Patients’ Insurance Types, mean % (SD) | |||
Percent Uninsured | 8 (11) | 8 (13) | 0.881 |
Percent Medicaid | 25 (18) | 22 (18) | 0.132 |
Percent Medicare | 36 (17) | 29 (13) | 0.0002 |
Percent Private | 32 (19) | 41 (22) | 0.0004 |
Patient’s Race and Ethnicity, mean % (SD) | |||
Percent White or Caucasian | 72 (22) | 60 (24) | < .0001 |
Percent Hispanic or Latino | 14 (16) | 17 (19) | 0.142 |
Percent Black or African American | 8 (13) | 17 (18) | < 0.0001 |
Percent Asian | 4 (8) | 6 (7) | 0.014 |
Percent Other (American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander) | 5 (11) | 3 (5) | 0.084 |