Issue Brief No. 70
Supplementary Table 5

Satisfaction with care by type of last visit and insurance status

 
Privately
Insured
Medicare
Medicaid
Uninsured
Emergency Department Visits        
Percent rated as very good or excellent        
      Thoroughness of exam
54
62*
50
38*
      How well doctor listened
55
62*
49
47
"Walk-in" visits (no appointment)        
Percent rated as very good or excellent        
      Thoroughness of exam
65
66
61
53*
      How well doctor listened
68
70
64
59*
Visits with appointments        
Percent rated as very good or excellent        
      Thoroughness of exam
75
75
67*
63*
      How well doctor listened
77
78
70*
66*

*Difference with privately insured is statistically significant at .05 level.

Source: Community Tracking Study household survey, 1999 and 2001.

Note: Estimates of waiting time are based on the person's last reported visit to a physician within the past year. In identifying the visit, survey respondents were asked whether or not the visit was to a hospital emergency department. If not, respondents were asked whether or not they made an appointment for the visit.