The numerator is derived from certain responses to the 3 survey questions below. Respondents who answered “Yes” to question 1 or 3 below are reported as being attached to a primary care provider and are included in the numerator.

Weighted number of survey respondents who answered the following question:

1. Do you have a family doctor, a general practitioner or GP, or nurse practitioner that you see for regular check-ups, when you are sick and so on?

- Yes

- No

- Don’t know

- Refused 

Respondents who answered “yes” to question 1 are included in the numerator as attached respondents. Respondents who answered “no”, “don’t know”, or “refused” to question 1 were then asked question 2:

Weighted number of survey respondents who answered the following question:

2. Do you see any type of health care provider, for your health, on a regular basis?

 -Yes

- No

- Don’t know

- Refused

Respondents who answered “no” to question 2 are not included in the numerator. Respondents who answered “yes”, “don’t know”, or “refused” to question 2 were then asked question 3:

Weighted number of survey respondents who answered the following question:

3. Do you think of this person as your regular health care provider or family doctor?

-          Yes

-          No

-          Don’t know

-          Refused

Respondents who answered “yes” to question 3 are included in the numerator as attached respondents. Respondents who answered “no”, “don’t know” or “refused” to question 3 are not included in the numerator.

The denominator is derived from responses to 3 survey questions and includes respondents who are attached to a primary care provider and those who are not attached.

 Weighted number of respondents to the survey question:

1. Do you have a family doctor, a general practitioner or GP, or nurse practitioner that you see for regular check-ups, when you are sick and so on?

- Yes

- No

- Don’t know

- Refused

Respondents who answered “yes” to question 1 are included in the denominator as attached respondents. Respondents who answered “no”, “don’t know”, or “refused” to question 1 were then asked question 2:

Weighted number of respondents to the survey question:

2. Do you see any type of health care provider, for your health, on a regular basis?

- Yes

- No

- Don’t know

- Refused

Respondents who answered “no” to question 2 are included in the denominator as unattached respondents. Respondents who answered “yes”, “don’t know”, or “refused” to question 2 were then asked question 3:

Weighted number of survey respondents to the survey question:

3. Do you think of this person as your regular health care provider or family doctor?

-          Yes

-          No

-          Don’t know

-          Refused

Respondents who answered “yes” to question 3 are included in the denominator as attached respondents. Respondents who answered “no”, “don’t know” or “refused” to question 3 are included the denominator as unattached respondents.