Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, February 21, 1995                   TAG: 9502210040
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B-1   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Medium

IS THERE A DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE?

Do you have a regular family physician?

Yes 75%

No 24%

Don't know 1%

Who doesn't have a regular family physician?

Young, single men with little education and not much money are the prime suspects.

Men are more likely than women.

Men 30%

Women 20%

Singles are more likely than marrieds.

Singles 40%

Married 18%

Blacks are more likely than whites.

Blacks 32%

Whites 23%

AGE

Generation Xers and baby boomers have something in common: They're the most likely not to have a regular family physician.

18-29: 40%

30-49: 30%

50-64: 18%

65 and up: 12%

EDUCATION

The less education someone has, the more likely they are not to have a regular family physician.

High school drop-outs: 38%

High school grads: 22%

Some college: 28%

College graduates: 16%

Advanced degrees: 4%

INCOME

The less money someone makes, the more likely they are not to have a regular family physician, either.

Less than $10,000: 31%

$10,000-$19,999: 36%

$20,000-$29,999: 25%

$30,000-$39,999: 19%

$40,000 and up: 14%

Do you have confidence in your family physician?

A great deal 81%

Only some 15%

Hardly any 3%

Unsure 1%

Who lacks confidence in the family physician?

Pretty much the same type of people who don't have a regular family physician: Young, poor, single men.

The Roanoke Valley Poll was conducted by Roanoke College's Center for Community Research. The poll surveyed 400 Roanoke Valley residents and has a margin of error of 5 percentage points. Among demographic subgroups, the margin may be higher.