Sex |
Female | 35 633 (56.9) |
Male | 25 302 (43.1) |
Age, yr, mean ± SD | 53.9 ± 17.3 |
Rurality |
Large urban (RIO score 0) | 20 915 (40.2) |
Medium urban (RIO score 1–9) | 15 906 (26.7) |
Small urban (RIO score 10–39) | 16 008 (22.8) |
Rural (RIO score ≥ 40) | 8106 (10.3) |
Self-reported level of education |
High school | 18 979 (29.4) |
College or bachelor’s degree | 34 465 (57.2) |
Graduate or professional degree | 6978 (12.6) |
Missing | 513 (0.8) |
Self-reported financial situation |
Very comfortable | 9691 (16.1) |
Comfortable | 36 980 (61.1) |
Tight, very tight or poor | 12 566 (19.9) |
Do not know or refused | 1698 (2.9) |
Multimorbidity (having ≥ 3 chronic conditions) |
Yes | 5839 (8.5) |
No | 55 096 (91.5) |
Have called or tried to call primary care physician with a medical question or concern during the day on a Monday to Friday |
Yes | 33 874 (54.8) |
No | 26 705 (44.6) |
Missing | 356 (0.6) |
After-hours access to own primary care physician or clinic |
Yes | 25 373 (41.1) |
No | 35 549 (58.9) |
Missing | 13 (0.02) |
Saw own physician or clinic on same day or next day when sick |
Yes | 11 978 (21.3) |
No | 18 715 (30.5) |
Did not see their own physician or clinic | 3925 (6.2) |
Not applicable† | 24 691 (39.5) |
Missing | 1626 (2.5) |
Type of primary care model‡ |
Virtually enrolled in a fee-for-service practice | 2582 (4.7) |
Enhanced fee-for-service practice | 15 990 (29.7) |
Non-team capitation practice | 18 459 (32) |
Team capitation practice | 22 091 (32.5) |
Other patient enrolment model | 1814 (1.1) |
Total visits to any primary care physician over 2 yr, median (IQR) | 8 (4–13) |
Total visits to any primary care physician over 2 yr, mean ± SD | 10.7 ± 11.3 |
Total visits to the usual primary care physician over 2 yr, median (IQR) | 5 (3–9) |
Total visits to the usual primary care physician over 2 yr, mean ± SD | 7.4 ± 8.4 |
Total visits to a primary care physician other than the usual physician over 2 yr, median (IQR) | 2 (0–4) |
Total visits to a primary care physician other than the usual physician over 2 yr, mean ± SD | 3.3 ± 5.2 |
Self-reported reasons for using walk-in clinics§ |
Provider was not available or could not get an appointment | 6970 (50.8) |
It was faster to go to the walk-in | 3196 (23.1) |
The walk-in was closer | 2339 (18.3) |
Provider advised or follow-up | 357 (2.2) |
Do not know or refused | 125 (0.9) |
Missing | 711 (4.6) |
Self-reported that the last walk-in visit was for a condition that could have been treated by their primary care provider, if he or she had been available¶ |
Yes | 14 511 (89.9) |
No | 1214 (7.5) |
Do not know or refused | 426 (2.5) |
Missing | 15 (0.1) |
Self-reported quality of care received in walk-in a clinic when visited¶ |
Excellent, very good or good | 12 906 (79.2) |
Fair | 2119 (13.5) |
Poor | 1053 (6.9) |
Do not know or refused | 88 (0.4) |