Figure 3 indicates that the most important predictors of choosing a family medicine doctor
are patient’s race, age, and insurance status. The largest patient share of family medicine doctors is young, black patients, among whom 42% have a family medicine physician. Among black patients over 45 that number is almost half, 24%. Among non-black patients, those without private health insurance are more likely to choose a family medicine practitioner than those with private insurance. These results are somewhat more difficult to interpret because of the nature of the family medicine doctor. For example, we might expect more