Table 1 Demographic characteristics of physician respondents by state
Variable | Minnesota (n = 89) | Pennsylvania (n = 75) |
|---|---|---|
Gender (% male) | 75 | 71 |
Specialty | Â | Â |
   Family Practitioner/General Practitioner | 51 | 47 |
   Pediatrician | 49 | 53 |
Number of primary care physicians in practice (%) | Â | Â |
   0–2 | 36 | 26 |
   3–5 | 27 | 29 |
   6+ | 37 | 45 |
Number of patients under age 6 years seen in a typical week, (mean ± SE) | 60.6 (15.4) | 42.8 (3.8) |
Percentage of primary care patients, (mean ± SE)* | 96 (0.8) | 98 (0.5) |
Percentage of patients with payment type | Â | Â |
   Self pay or uninsured (mean ± SE) | 6 (0.7) | 5 (0.7) |
   Medicaid HMO (mean ± SE) | 11 (1.9) | 12 (2.7) |
   Commercial HMO/PPO (mean ± SE) | 40 (3.4) | 40 (2.7) |
   Fee for service insurance (mean ± SE) | 18 (2.6) | 20 (2.5) |
   Traditional Medicaid (mean ± SE)** | 7 (1.3) | 4 (1.1) |