How healthcare conversations leave prevention gaps
Overview
Primary care satisfaction is high: about 70% agree that they are satisfied with the care they receive from their primary or family doctor.
But some prevention and broader health conversations are missing. About 61% say a provider has not spoken to them or their child about the HPV vaccine.
Stacked breakdown
70% agree that they are satisfied with primary or family doctor care.
I am satisfied with the care I receive from my primary care/family doctor.
- Strongly disagree
- 2.6%
- Disagree
- 4.1%
- Neither disagree nor agree
- 14.5%
- Agree
- 32.8%
- Strongly agree
- 37.3%
- I do not have a primary/family doctor
- 8.7%
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View source dataPrimary care satisfaction is high
About 37% strongly agree and 33% agree that they are satisfied with primary or family doctor care.
Only about 7% disagree, while 9% say they do not have a primary or family doctor.
Stacked breakdown
61% say a provider has not discussed or recommended the HPV vaccine.
Has your health care provider spoken to you about or recommended the HPV vaccine for you or your child?
- Yes, only to me
- 14.3%
- Yes, only to my child
- 4.9%
- Yes, to both me and my child
- 11.4%
- No
- 61.3%
- I don't remember
- 8.1%
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View source dataHPV conversations are less common
About 31% say a provider has spoken to them, their child, or both about the HPV vaccine.
A much larger share, 61%, say no provider has had that conversation or made that recommendation.
Stacked breakdown
35% say healthcare workforce training for IDD care is not enough.
Do you feel that there is enough training for the healthcare workforce to provide adequate care to people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities?
- Yes
- 15.2%
- Somewhat
- 36.5%
- No
- 35.0%
- Unsure
- 13.2%
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View source dataOther care settings show limits too
Among the full sample, about 10% report orthodontic care that included health education beyond braces or brushing, while 22% say it did not.
Views of workforce training for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are also mixed: 15% say training is enough, 37% say somewhat, and 35% say no.
Methodology
Full methodology- Mode
- Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population
- United States adults
- Field dates
- 2024-11-19 → 2024-11-22
- Base (unweighted)
- 1,000
- Margin of error
- +/- 3.4%
- Module
- A
- Sponsor
- Verasight
- Weight variable
- weight
- Weighting targets
- age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status
Sources
[4]- 01How much do you agree or disagree with the following statement? I am satisfied with the care I receive from my primary care/family doctor.Shows satisfaction with primary or family doctor care.reports.verasight.io/reports/verasight-apha-omnibus-survey-2024-122
- 02Has your health care provider spoken to you about or recommended the HPV vaccine for you or your child?Shows whether providers discussed or recommended the HPV vaccine.reports.verasight.io/reports/verasight-apha-omnibus-survey-2024-122
- 03When you received orthodontic care (braces) between ages 9-26, did your orthodontist or their assistant provide any general health education beyond information about braces or brushing, such as information on getting vaccinations or healthy eating?Shows whether orthodontic care included general health education.reports.verasight.io/reports/verasight-apha-omnibus-survey-2024-122
- 04Do you feel that there is enough training for the healthcare workforce to provide adequate care to people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities?Adds views on healthcare workforce training for intellectual and developmental disabilities.reports.verasight.io/reports/verasight-apha-omnibus-survey-2024-122
Citation
Verasight APHA Omnibus Survey #2024-122, fielded November 19-22, 2024, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.4%.
https://reports.verasight.io/reports/verasight-apha-omnibus-survey-2024-122#q-a-18