Characteristics of patients who read at least one note (N=4592)
| Site 1 | Site 2 | Site 3 | ALL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | N=2451 (%) | N=2064 (%) | N=77 (%) | N=4592 (%) |
| Age (years)*† | ||||
| <47 | 20 | 27 | 15 | 23 |
| 47–55 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 25 |
| 56–63 | 28 | 22 | 34 | 25 |
| >63 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 26 |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 37 | 41 | 87 | 40 |
| Female | 63 | 59 | 13 | 60 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 87 | 68 | 78 | 78 |
| Black/African–American | 3 | <1 | 9 | 2 |
| Other | 8 | 2 | 10 | 5 |
| Not specified | 2 | 30 | 3 | 15 |
| Education | ||||
| HS/GED | 5 | 24 | 13 | 14 |
| Some college | 19 | 21 | 43 | 20 |
| College/postgraduate | 76 | 25 | 44 | 52 |
| Not specified | 0 | 30 | 0 | 13 |
| Self-rated health | ||||
| Excellent/very good | 42 | 26 | 45 | 35 |
| Good | 26 | 32 | 31 | 29 |
| Poor/fair | 8 | 11 | 22 | 10 |
| Not specified | 23 | 30 | 1 | 26 |
| Length of patient–doctor relationship (years)‡ | ||||
| <3.0 | 15 | 26 | – | 21 |
| 3.0–4.8 | 20 | 18 | – | 19 |
| 4.9–6.5 | 30 | 11 | – | 19 |
| 6.6–8.7 | 13 | 23 | – | 19 |
| >8.7 | 22 | 22 | – | 22 |
The ‘ALL’ column represents average results, accounting for the proportion of respondents at each site.
*Site 1 mean=54 years (SD 12); site 2 mean=55 years (SD 13); site 3 mean=52 years (SD 10). †Age ranges were defined by quartiles. ‡Data not available for site 3; mean length of patient–doctor relationship across the two sites was 5.8 (SD 3.0) (site 1 mean=5.7 years (SD 2.6); site 2 mean=5.8 years (SD 3.4)). Note: Demographic survey questions were optional, missing data indicates non-response from patient respondents. GED, graduate equivalency diploma; HS, high school.