Table 2.1: People who have a usual primary care provider a, by race/ethnicity, United States, 2008
Population characteristics Hispanic or Latino (of any race) Non-Hispanic
White, Non-Hispanic, single race Black, Non-Hispanic, single race Asian, Non-Hispanic, single race Other single races/multiple races, Non-Hispanic
Percent Standard Error Percent Standard Error Percent Standard Error Percent Standard Error Percent Standard Error
Total 64.8 1.1 79.0 0.6 72.1 1.1 71.5 2.1 79.6 2.4
Age in years
Under 65 63.6 1.1 76.8 0.7 70.7 1.2 69.8 2.0 79.3 2.6
Under 5 89.8 1.4 92.9 1.4 87.4 2.0 92.1 3.4 -- --
5-17 81.9 1.3 87.5 1.2 84.1 1.5 80.4 3.3 88.9 2.8
18-44 47.0 1.5 65.1 0.9 57.4 1.7 62.1 2.5 69.5 4.4
45-64 63.7 1.9 82.0 1.0 75.3 1.3 70.2 3.1 79.7 4.9
65 and over 84.1 2.8 90.9 0.8 86.8 1.7 87.4 4.0 -- --
Sex
Male 58.8 1.5 76.1 0.8 66.0 1.4 68.4 2.4 77.1 3.3
Female 71.0 1.1 81.7 0.7 77.5 1.1 74.4 2.2 82.1 2.6
Education b
Less than High School 50.8 2.0 72.2 1.4 65.1 2.2 68.3 5.9 -- --
High School 53.0 1.8 76.7 1.1 63.3 1.8 61.7 4.7 73.5 4.3
Some college 61.6 1.8 77.3 0.9 71.2 1.6 69.8 2.3 74.2 4.9
Health insurance status c
<65, Any private 73.4 1.3 80.1 0.7 74.0 1.3 75.2 2.0 81.6 2.9
<65, Public only 81.3 1.5 81.2 1.8 79.7 1.8 78.1 6.3 84.7 3.5
<65, Uninsured 31.6 1.9 50.5 2.2 42.6 2.4 33.4 5.4 -- --
65+, Medicare only 86.1 3.1 90.2 1.3 88.0 2.5 -- -- -- --
65+, Medicare and private 90.4 2.5 92.1 0.9 88.3 2.3 -- -- -- --
65+, Medicare and other public 78.1 5.8 85.7 3.3 84.2 3.6 -- -- -- --
65+, Missing -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Poverty status d
Negative or Poor 63.9 1.7 70.3 1.9 69.4 1.8 64.0 5.9 78.2 5.1
Near-poor 61.6 2.6 73.2 2.6 69.1 3.0 -- -- -- --
Low income 60.0 2.1 78.9 1.4 69.6 2.6 51.6 6.2 83.8 4.7
Middle income 64.2 1.9 79.1 1.2 71.9 1.5 69.6 4.1 70.4 4.4
High income 73.5 1.9 81.1 0.9 78.8 2.0 80.0 2.0 84.1 4.1
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
MSA 64.6 1.1 79.4 0.7 72.2 1.1 71.6 2.1 76.5 2.4
Non-MSA 66.3 4.6 77.4 1.6 71.7 2.8 -- -- 91.3 3.1
Census Region
Northeast 71.1 2.4 86.5 1.2 82.4 2.3 83.9 3.1 88.9 3.2
Midwest 76.1 2.4 80.4 1.1 71.9 3.0 73.6 6.2 81.5 4.3
South 58.0 1.9 75.7 1.0 69.2 1.5 50.1 3.7 79.2 5.1
West 66.2 1.6 75.7 1.7 72.9 2.8 75.4 2.6 73.5 4.3
Perceived Health Status
Excellent 65.4 2.1 76.0 1.1 70.8 1.8 68.2 2.8 80.5 3.4
Very Good 65.0 1.6 79.9 0.8 70.2 1.6 72.7 2.9 76.5 3.9
Good 60.6 1.4 79.6 1.0 73.0 1.4 75.1 3.0 79.6 4.3
Fair 70.8 2.1 83.1 1.4 77.9 2.1 70.4 5.5 -- --
Poor 83.2 2.9 86.3 2.0 82.0 3.7 -- -- -- --
a A usual primary care provider is defined as the source of care that a person usually goes to for new health problems, preventive care, and referrals to other health professionals.
b Includes persons age 18 and over only. "Less than high school" refers to fewer than 12 years of education; "high school graduate", 12 years of education; and "at least some college", more than 12 years of education.
c Uninsured refers to persons uninsured during the entire year. Public and private health insurance categories refer to individuals with public or private insurance at any time during the period; individuals with both public and private insurance and those with Tricare (Armed-Forces-related coverage) are classified as having insurance.
d Poor refers to incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor, over the poverty line through 125 percent of the poverty line; low income, over 125 percent through 200 percent of the poverty line; middle income, over 200 percent to 400 percent of the poverty line; and high income, over 400 percent of the poverty line.
-- Less than 100 sample cases.
* Relative standard error equal to or greater than 30%.
Source: Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2008.