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Table 4 Adjusted population percentages and 95% CIs of U.S. workers visiting a physician, NHIS 2008
| Characteristics | # Physician Visits (n=11,504) | Seen doctor in past year (n=11,533) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (in clinic or office) | (in any setting including ER) | |||||
| PM* | 95% CI | P** | PM* | 95% CI | P** | |
| Sick leave | ||||||
| Yes | 68.4 | 66.9-69.8 | <0.001 | 84.6 | 82.4-84.9 | <0.001 |
| No | 59.2 | 57.3-61.0 | 72.8 | 71.2-74.4 | ||
| Age years | ||||||
| 18-29 | 55.9 | 53.1-58.7 | <0.001 | 75.0 | 72.5-77.4 | <0.001 |
| 30-39 | 59.9 | 57.7-62.0 | 74.8 | 72.9-76.6 | ||
| 40-49 | 66.7 | 64.5-69.0 | 80.1 | 78.1-82.0 | ||
| 50-59 | 72.1 | 69.8-74.4 | 84.2 | 82.2-86.1 | ||
| 60-69 | 83.5 | 80.4-86.1 | 93.4 | 91.5-94.9 | ||
| 70+ | 83.2 | 76.4-88.4 | 93.5 | 89.2-96.2 | ||
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| Hispanic | 63.8 | 61.4-66.1 | 0.54 | 79.2 | 77.1-81.2 | 0.99 |
| Non-Hispanic White | 65.1 | 63.5-66.7 | 79.5 | 78.2-80.2 | ||
| Non-Hispanic Black | 64.2 | 61.3-67.0 | 79.4 | 76.8-81.8 | ||
| Non-Hispanic Asian | 67.9 | 63.4-72.0 | 79.9 | 76.1-83.2 | ||
| Non-Hispanic Other | 63.4 | 51.7-73.6 | 77.9 | 66.9-86.1 | ||
| Marital status | ||||||
| Never married | 64.0 | 61.8-66.2 | 0.01 | 78.1 | 76.0-80.0 | <0.001 |
| Married/partnered | 65.8 | 64.2-67.4 | 80.1 | 79.3-82.0 | ||
| Widowed/Divorced | 61.4 | 58.5-64.2 | 75.9 | 73.4-78.2 | ||
| Education | 0.48 | 0.21 | ||||
| < high school | 66.2 | 64.2-68.2 | 80.9 | 79.2-82.5 | ||
| High school/GED | 64.3 | 62.0-66.6 | 79.2 | 77.1-81.2 | ||
| Some college | 64.4 | 61.9-66.8 | 79.1 | 76.8-81.3 | ||
| College graduate | 63.5 | 60.9-66.0 | 78.5 | 76.2-80.6 | ||
| missing | 64.7 | 60.9-68.4 | 77.7 | 74.2-80.8 | ||
| Poverty ratio | ||||||
| < 100% | 64.1 | 61.1-67.1 | 0.91 | 80.6 | 77.6-83.4 | 0.11 |
| 100% to <200% | 65.6 | 62.8-68.4 | 80.0 | 77.6-82.2 | ||
| 200% to <400% | 64.2 | 62.0-66.3 | 80.8 | 78.9-82.6 | ||
| 400% or more | 65.1 | 63.0-67.0 | 77.7 | 76.0-79.4 | ||
| Unknown | 65.1 | 62.5-67.6 | 79.2 | 77.0-81.3 | ||
| Health insurance | ||||||
| Private | 66.2 | 64.3-68.0 | 0.26 | 80.6 | 78.6-82.4 | 0.12 |
| Public only | 63.6 | 61.3-65.8 | 79.2 | 77.1-81.2 | ||
| Public and Private | 64.2 | 62.1-66.3 | 79.1 | 76.3-79.9 | ||
| Not covered | 65.5 | 62.6-68.2 | 79.5 | 77.1-81.8 | ||
| Unknown | 58.6 | 49.2-67.2 | 86.1 | 78.8-91.1 | ||
