Table 2.3: People who have a usual primary care provider, by educationa, United States, 2002 | ||||||
| Less than High School | High School | Some college | ||||
| Population characteristics | Percent | Standard Error | Percent | Standard Error | Percent | Standard Error |
| Total | 70.0 | 1.0 | 73.8 | 0.7 | 76.0 | 0.7 |
| Age in years | ||||||
| Under 65 | 62.9 | 1.1 | 70.4 | 0.7 | 74.5 | 0.7 |
| 18-44 | 57.4 | 1.3 | 63.4 | 1.0 | 69.5 | 0.9 |
| 45-64 | 75.7 | 1.3 | 81.1 | 0.9 | 82.0 | 0.8 |
| 65 and over | 91.2 | 0.7 | 90.6 | 1.0 | 88.1 | 1.3 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 63.3 | 1.3 | 68.2 | 0.9 | 72.9 | 0.9 |
| Female | 76.3 | 1.0 | 79.0 | 0.8 | 78.9 | 0.6 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) | 52.1 | 1.8 | 56.4 | 1.8 | 63.6 | 2.0 |
| White, Non-Hispanic, single race | 78.3 | 1.0 | 77.8 | 0.7 | 78.6 | 0.7 |
| Black, Non-Hispanic, single race | 70.8 | 2.0 | 68.2 | 2.0 | 70.7 | 1.7 |
| Asian, Non-Hispanic, single race | 71.3 | 5.2 | 65.1 | 4.4 | 65.5 | 2.8 |
| Other single races/multiple races, Non-Hispanic | 74.7 | 3.9 | 61.9 | 5.4 | 71.5 | 4.0 |
| Health insurance statusb | ||||||
| <65, Any private | 74.5 | 1.2 | 76.0 | 0.8 | 77.5 | 0.7 |
| <65, Public only | 73.1 | 1.6 | 73.0 | 2.2 | 74.6 | 2.9 |
| <65, Uninsured | 36.9 | 1.8 | 43.6 | 1.7 | 44.7 | 2.2 |
| 65+, Medicare only | 89.0 | 1.5 | 90.7 | 1.8 | 86.6 | 2.7 |
| 65+, Medicare and private | 92.8 | 1.1 | 90.6 | 1.2 | 89.1 | 1.4 |
| 65+, Medicare and other public | 92.4 | 1.5 | 91.0 | 3.1 | -- | -- |
| 65+, Missing | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Poverty statusc | ||||||
| Negative or Poor | 63.6 | 1.6 | 64.4 | 2.0 | 65.3 | 2.2 |
| Near-poor | 68.1 | 2.5 | 71.9 | 2.6 | 62.1 | 3.9 |
| Low income | 68.5 | 1.7 | 66.1 | 1.7 | 68.3 | 1.9 |
| Middle income | 69.6 | 1.5 | 73.5 | 1.1 | 75.7 | 1.1 |
| High income | 81.7 | 1.7 | 80.5 | 0.9 | 78.6 | 0.8 |
| Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) | ||||||
| MSA | 68.2 | 1.2 | 72.3 | 0.8 | 75.6 | 0.8 |
| Non-MSA | 75.9 | 1.8 | 79.1 | 1.0 | 78.5 | 1.3 |
| Census Region | ||||||
| Northeast | 84.6 | 2.0 | 80.7 | 1.2 | 82.0 | 1.3 |
| Midwest | 73.2 | 2.1 | 77.0 | 1.2 | 77.9 | 1.3 |
| South | 67.3 | 1.6 | 70.8 | 1.2 | 72.8 | 1.2 |
| West | 61.7 | 1.9 | 67.7 | 1.5 | 73.6 | 1.2 |
| Perceived Health Status | ||||||
| Excellent | 61.4 | 2.0 | 67.8 | 1.4 | 71.8 | 1.2 |
| Very Good | 67.1 | 1.5 | 73.1 | 1.1 | 76.7 | 0.9 |
| Good | 69.8 | 1.4 | 75.8 | 1.0 | 78.1 | 1.0 |
| Fair | 78.5 | 1.6 | 79.4 | 1.6 | 82.0 | 1.7 |
| Poor | 86.1 | 1.8 | 85.9 | 2.1 | 83.0 | 2.9 |
| 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. | ||||||