Table 2.1: People who have a usual primary care provider, by race/ethnicity, United States, 2002 | ||||||||||
| Non-Hispanic | ||||||||||
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) | White, Non-Hispanic, single race | Black, Non-Hispanic, single race | Asian, Non-Hispanic, single race | Other single races/multiple races, Non-Hispanic | ||||||
| Population characteristics | Percent | Standard Error | Percent | Standard Error | Percent | Standard Error | Percent | Standard Error | Percent | Standard Error |
| Total | 63.5 | 1.2 | 80.9 | 0.5 | 75.1 | 1.1 | 70.0 | 2.2 | 76.0 | 2.3 |
| Age in years | ||||||||||
| Under 65 | 62.4 | 1.2 | 79.3 | 0.6 | 73.8 | 1.2 | 68.3 | 2.3 | 75.0 | 2.5 |
| Under 6 | 82.6 | 1.5 | 93.3 | 1.1 | 89.6 | 1.9 | -- | -- | 87.7 | 3.5 |
| 6-17 | 76.1 | 1.6 | 89.0 | 0.8 | 85.1 | 1.8 | 79.1 | 3.9 | 86.0 | 3.5 |
| 18-44 | 49.5 | 1.5 | 70.1 | 0.8 | 62.1 | 1.6 | 56.9 | 3.0 | 60.3 | 3.7 |
| 45-64 | 66.7 | 1.9 | 82.9 | 0.7 | 77.3 | 1.8 | 77.0 | 3.0 | 79.7 | 3.6 |
| 65 and over | 83.8 | 2.2 | 90.5 | 0.7 | 88.8 | 1.7 | 89.4 | 3.4 | -- | -- |
| Sex | ||||||||||
| Male | 57.8 | 1.4 | 78.0 | 0.7 | 71.1 | 1.3 | 69.2 | 2.5 | 72.8 | 3.1 |
| Female | 69.6 | 1.3 | 83.7 | 0.5 | 78.4 | 1.2 | 70.7 | 2.5 | 79.1 | 2.6 |
| Educationa | ||||||||||
| Less than High School | 52.1 | 1.8 | 78.3 | 1.0 | 70.8 | 2.0 | 71.3 | 5.2 | 74.7 | 3.9 |
| High School | 56.4 | 1.8 | 77.8 | 0.7 | 68.2 | 2.0 | 65.1 | 4.4 | 61.9 | 5.4 |
| Some college | 63.6 | 2.0 | 78.6 | 0.7 | 70.7 | 1.7 | 65.5 | 2.8 | 71.5 | 4.0 |
| Health insurance statusb | ||||||||||
| <65, Any private | 72.2 | 1.4 | 82.4 | 0.6 | 77.0 | 1.4 | 71.9 | 2.3 | 80.6 | 2.6 |
| <65, Public only | 75.7 | 1.5 | 79.9 | 1.5 | 81.9 | 1.8 | 79.4 | 6.3 | 81.3 | 4.4 |
| <65, Uninsured | 34.3 | 2.0 | 53.2 | 1.7 | 43.1 | 2.7 | 30.5 | 5.8 | 41.0 | 9.2 |
| 65+, Medicare only | 80.2 | 3.9 | 89.7 | 1.4 | 87.1 | 3.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 65+, Medicare and private | -- | -- | 90.7 | 0.7 | 87.6 | 3.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 65+, Medicare and other public | 87.7 | 3.1 | 92.0 | 1.9 | 92.8 | 1.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 65+, Missing | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Poverty statusc | ||||||||||
| Negative or Poor | 62.2 | 1.6 | 73.6 | 1.4 | 73.1 | 2.1 | 66.7 | 7.3 | 72.0 | 5.7 |
| Near-poor | 59.6 | 3.0 | 76.9 | 2.4 | 71.1 | 4.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Low income | 57.2 | 2.3 | 76.8 | 1.3 | 75.4 | 2.2 | 69.5 | 5.9 | 67.9 | 5.8 |
| Middle income | 65.0 | 2.0 | 81.2 | 0.8 | 75.0 | 1.6 | 66.3 | 3.9 | 77.2 | 3.6 |
| High income | 72.7 | 2.4 | 83.4 | 0.7 | 78.3 | 2.3 | 71.8 | 3.0 | 84.3 | 2.9 |
| Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) | ||||||||||
| MSA | 63.7 | 1.2 | 80.5 | 0.6 | 75.0 | 1.2 | 69.8 | 2.3 | 77.5 | 2.5 |
| Non-MSA | 61.3 | 3.7 | 82.5 | 0.9 | 75.1 | 2.8 | -- | -- | 72.7 | 4.9 |
| Census Region | ||||||||||
| Northeast | 74.6 | 2.6 | 87.5 | 0.8 | 83.4 | 1.8 | 64.4 | 3.7 | -- | -- |
| Midwest | 74.0 | 4.3 | 81.1 | 0.9 | 74.0 | 3.3 | 69.7 | 5.6 | 76.3 | 4.9 |
| South | 55.0 | 2.4 | 78.8 | 0.9 | 72.2 | 1.3 | 66.8 | 4.4 | 73.4 | 4.1 |
| West | 64.6 | 1.3 | 77.2 | 1.2 | 78.7 | 3.1 | 73.6 | 3.4 | 76.1 | 3.8 |
| Perceived Health Status | ||||||||||
| Excellent | 62.2 | 1.8 | 80.2 | 0.8 | 71.8 | 1.7 | 64.0 | 3.6 | 72.5 | 4.1 |
| Very Good | 62.6 | 1.6 | 80.3 | 0.7 | 76.0 | 1.7 | 70.4 | 3.3 | 79.9 | 3.9 |
| Good | 62.3 | 1.9 | 81.5 | 0.7 | 75.0 | 2.0 | 72.9 | 4.2 | 71.1 | 3.9 |
| Fair | 71.2 | 2.4 | 83.2 | 1.3 | 77.8 | 2.1 | 75.9 | 5.4 | -- | -- |
| Poor | 77.9 | 3.3 | 86.0 | 1.7 | 89.1 | 2.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| a 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. | ||||||||||
| b 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. | ||||||||||
| c 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, 2002. | ||||||||||