Statistics Flashcards
How many Americans are at a healthy weight, have a proper diet and regularly exercise
<40%
Who is more likely to engage in health protective behaviors
Women
Access to proper screening is limited by
cost
access to healthcare
ability to take off work –> work conflicts
Binge drink for Men
5 drinks in one sitting
Binge Drink for Women
4 drinks in one sitting
Cuts to government spending after affecting:
public health and public education
What is a trigger symptom?
Pain
How many adult experience some type of chronic pain?
60%
How many adults experience pain all the time?
40%
What is the average contacts with physicians per year during the mid 90s?
6
Class effects of the poor:
-less likely to have health care
-more likely to use ER as primary care
-less likely to be admitted to a hospital but more likely to be more sick when they do
Which ethnic group has the lowest rate of utilize health care services?
hispanics
What the trend for case/physician with malpractice litigation cases?
decreased
How many malpractice lawsuits actually get payouts
about 20%
How often do cases actually get filed?
most do not
Trends with physicians
increased
Trends with female physicians
increased; more evenly balanced than previous generations
which area has better physician:patient ratio
urban areas
trend of people choosing to be primary care physicians
it was decreasing but it is currently rebounding
Who is more likely to be in salaried posts and primary care physicians
Women
Who is more likely to be surgeons
Men
what percent of physicians are racial miniorities
7%
how many medical schools are in America
141
How many medical schools are in Canada
17
what caused a decrease in miniority applicants in medical schools
decreasing in public education funding
chemical dependency rate for physicians
around 30-100% times greater than the general population
