Table 3

Percentage of patients who reported receiving care by phone and in person during the pandemic, by sociodemographic characteristic

DemographicsIn person care
n (%)
P valuePhone care
n (%)
P value
All1553 (30.64)4195 (82.77)
Age
<18 years102 (50.00)<0.001143 (70.10)<0.001
18–34 years181 (40.13)404 (89.58)
35–64 years603 (26.93)1922 (85.84)
65+ years476 (29.79)1338 (83.73)
Gender
Woman882 (29.95)0.572559 (86.89)<0.001
Man443 (30.72)1163 (80.65)
Other17 (36.17)41 (87.23)
Prefer not to answer9 (23.08)33 (84.62)
Education level
High school or less303 (31.50)0.42787 (81.81)<0.05
College/university618 (29.19)1818 (85.88)
Graduate/professional396 (30.34)1109 (84.98)
Trouble making ends meet
Yes122 (27.66)0.28396 (89.80)<0.001
No1047 (30.83)2840 (83.63)
Born in Canada
Yes977 (31.27)<0.052630 (84.19)0.13
No363 (27.86)1121 (86.03)
Arrive <10 years
Yes77 (34.22)<0.05196 (87.11)0.73
No276 (26.93)881 (85.95)
Preferred language
English1326 (30.29)0.883706 (84.67)1.00
Non-English22 (31.88)58 (84.06)
Self-reported health
Excellent221 (36.89)<0.001470 (78.46)<0.001
Very good522 (31.69)1390 (84.40)
Good383 (26.71)1222 (85.22)
Fair/poor220 (29.26)673 (89.49)
Usual PCP
Staff physician963 (29.73)0.102750 (84.90)0.22
Resident physician270 (32.77)701 (85.07)
Nurse practitioner46 (37.40)97 (78.86)
Unsure50 (28.09)146 (82.02)
  • PCP, primary care provider.