Table 2.3: People who have a usual primary care provider, by educationa, United States, 2003 | ||||||
| Less than High School | High School | Some college | ||||
| Population characteristics | Percent | Standard Error | Percent | Standard Error | Percent | Standard Error |
| Total | 68.2 | 1.0 | 73.9 | 0.7 | 76.6 | 0.7 |
| Age in years | ||||||
| Under 65 | 61.7 | 1.1 | 70.5 | 0.8 | 74.6 | 0.7 |
| 18-44 | 57.2 | 1.3 | 63.6 | 1.0 | 68.1 | 1.1 |
| 45-64 | 71.3 | 1.6 | 80.7 | 1.1 | 84.4 | 0.9 |
| 65 and over | 88.6 | 1.0 | 89.8 | 1.1 | 90.7 | 1.0 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 61.4 | 1.4 | 67.7 | 1.0 | 73.2 | 0.9 |
| Female | 74.8 | 1.1 | 79.3 | 0.7 | 79.7 | 0.7 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) | 51.0 | 1.7 | 56.7 | 2.0 | 59.8 | 2.1 |
| White, Non-Hispanic, single race | 77.0 | 1.2 | 77.8 | 0.9 | 79.6 | 0.7 |
| Black, Non-Hispanic, single race | 67.5 | 2.0 | 67.0 | 1.6 | 69.7 | 2.0 |
| Asian, Non-Hispanic, single race | 69.1 | 5.3 | 69.9 | 4.1 | 68.1 | 2.6 |
| Other single races/multiple races, Non-Hispanic | 68.1 | 4.7 | 70.4 | 4.8 | 75.8 | 4.4 |
| Health insurance statusb | ||||||
| <65, Any private | 74.0 | 1.3 | 77.6 | 1.0 | 78.1 | 0.8 |
| <65, Public only | 70.8 | 1.7 | 72.5 | 2.0 | 74.0 | 2.6 |
| <65, Uninsured | 35.7 | 1.8 | 40.8 | 1.8 | 43.3 | 2.2 |
| 65+, Medicare only | 86.8 | 2.0 | 87.9 | 2.0 | 87.8 | 2.3 |
| 65+, Medicare and private | 92.4 | 1.3 | 91.4 | 1.2 | 91.5 | 1.1 |
| 65+, Medicare and other public | 86.8 | 2.1 | 86.4 | 4.3 | -- | -- |
| 65+, Missing | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Poverty statusc | ||||||
| Negative or Poor | 61.6 | 1.6 | 63.9 | 1.8 | 62.7 | 2.4 |
| Near-poor | 65.0 | 2.6 | 70.3 | 2.7 | 69.0 | 4.0 |
| Low income | 66.1 | 2.0 | 68.9 | 1.8 | 66.8 | 2.1 |
| Middle income | 71.7 | 1.6 | 73.9 | 1.2 | 74.8 | 1.2 |
| High income | 75.7 | 1.9 | 79.5 | 1.2 | 80.4 | 0.8 |
| Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) | ||||||
| MSA | 66.6 | 1.2 | 73.0 | 0.8 | 75.8 | 0.8 |
| Non-MSA | 73.8 | 2.0 | 77.0 | 1.5 | 81.1 | 1.3 |
| Census Region | ||||||
| Northeast | 80.9 | 2.2 | 79.5 | 1.6 | 82.3 | 1.5 |
| Midwest | 72.6 | 1.9 | 75.6 | 1.7 | 78.5 | 1.3 |
| South | 66.7 | 1.6 | 70.3 | 1.2 | 72.8 | 1.2 |
| West | 58.9 | 2.2 | 72.1 | 1.6 | 75.4 | 1.4 |
| Perceived Health Status | ||||||
| Excellent | 63.4 | 2.1 | 68.5 | 1.5 | 71.4 | 1.3 |
| Very Good | 65.3 | 1.8 | 73.1 | 1.1 | 78.1 | 0.9 |
| Good | 65.2 | 1.7 | 75.0 | 1.1 | 78.0 | 0.9 |
| Fair | 78.0 | 1.6 | 80.4 | 1.6 | 82.6 | 1.8 |
| Poor | 82.5 | 2.1 | 86.0 | 2.3 | 91.9 | 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, 2003. | ||||||