Table 2.1: People who have a usual primary care provider, by race/ethnicity, United States, 2004 | ||||||||||
| 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 characteristicsa | Percent | Standard Error | Percent | Standard Error | Percent | Standard Error | Percent | Standard Error | Percent | Standard Error |
| Total | 65.3 | 1.1 | 80.7 | 0.5 | 73.5 | 1.0 | 75.4 | 1.7 | 78.6 | 2.1 |
| Age in years | ||||||||||
| Under 65 | 64.1 | 1.1 | 78.9 | 0.6 | 72.0 | 1.1 | 74.3 | 1.8 | 77.5 | 2.3 |
| Under 6 | 90.7 | 1.1 | 94.9 | 1.0 | 93.1 | 1.6 | 92.6 | 3.2 | -- | -- |
| 6-17 | 80.2 | 1.4 | 89.8 | 0.8 | 81.8 | 2.1 | 89.8 | 2.6 | 86.2 | 3.3 |
| 18-44 | 48.7 | 1.5 | 68.7 | 0.9 | 58.7 | 1.4 | 65.1 | 2.7 | 67.0 | 3.9 |
| 45-64 | 66.2 | 2.1 | 82.2 | 0.7 | 77.8 | 1.8 | 76.5 | 2.7 | 79.5 | 4.5 |
| 65 and over | 85.4 | 2.1 | 91.4 | 0.8 | 89.1 | 2.1 | 86.8 | 3.4 | -- | -- |
| Sex | ||||||||||
| Male | 59.7 | 1.3 | 77.5 | 0.6 | 67.2 | 1.4 | 73.5 | 2.2 | 76.0 | 3.0 |
| Female | 71.2 | 1.1 | 83.8 | 0.6 | 78.8 | 1.2 | 77.1 | 2.0 | 80.8 | 2.7 |
| Educationb | ||||||||||
| Less than High School | 52.6 | 1.6 | 75.5 | 1.3 | 69.3 | 1.9 | 69.5 | 4.3 | 75.7 | 5.2 |
| High School | 55.1 | 1.9 | 78.0 | 0.8 | 64.0 | 1.9 | 70.4 | 4.1 | 66.8 | 4.6 |
| Some college | 62.4 | 1.9 | 78.3 | 0.8 | 71.5 | 1.6 | 70.9 | 2.5 | 80.6 | 3.8 |
| Health insurance statusc | ||||||||||
| <65, Any private | 74.8 | 1.3 | 81.6 | 0.6 | 74.5 | 1.1 | 78.8 | 1.9 | 80.8 | 2.9 |
| <65, Public only | 79.4 | 1.2 | 84.2 | 1.2 | 81.4 | 2.0 | 84.7 | 3.9 | 84.9 | 3.1 |
| <65, Uninsured | 33.6 | 1.7 | 52.1 | 2.1 | 44.7 | 2.8 | 35.9 | 4.6 | 55.5 | 6.2 |
| 65+, Medicare only | 89.2 | 2.9 | 88.8 | 1.5 | 87.8 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 65+, Medicare and private | 89.7 | 3.5 | 92.3 | 0.9 | 89.8 | 3.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 65+, Medicare and other public | 82.7 | 3.5 | 93.0 | 2.6 | 91.3 | 2.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 65+, Missing | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Poverty statusd | ||||||||||
| Negative or Poor | 62.5 | 2.0 | 75.5 | 1.5 | 74.0 | 2.0 | 70.7 | 7.0 | 85.2 | 2.9 |
| Near-poor | 62.1 | 2.6 | 79.6 | 2.1 | 67.8 | 3.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Low income | 62.8 | 2.2 | 79.6 | 1.1 | 72.2 | 2.3 | 72.6 | 4.9 | 75.1 | 5.6 |
| Middle income | 63.6 | 1.9 | 80.2 | 1.0 | 73.3 | 1.6 | 75.4 | 3.5 | 76.0 | 4.4 |
| High income | 76.4 | 2.0 | 82.6 | 0.7 | 75.9 | 2.6 | 76.9 | 2.3 | 84.2 | 4.2 |
| Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) | ||||||||||
| MSA | 65.5 | 1.1 | 80.2 | 0.6 | 73.8 | 1.1 | 75.7 | 1.8 | 77.2 | 2.7 |
| Non-MSA | 62.7 | 2.9 | 82.9 | 1.0 | 70.6 | 3.7 | -- | -- | 81.8 | 2.8 |
| Census Region | ||||||||||
| Northeast | 74.3 | 2.9 | 85.9 | 1.1 | 80.9 | 1.8 | 84.3 | 2.9 | -- | -- |
| Midwest | 63.7 | 3.1 | 82.0 | 0.9 | 73.6 | 2.2 | 76.4 | 5.1 | 77.4 | 4.3 |
| South | 61.3 | 1.6 | 78.6 | 0.8 | 71.5 | 1.4 | 59.6 | 4.0 | 78.8 | 3.3 |
| West | 66.0 | 1.7 | 77.4 | 1.2 | 70.9 | 4.4 | 78.2 | 2.2 | 77.6 | 3.8 |
| Perceived Health Status | ||||||||||
| Excellent | 66.4 | 1.9 | 79.7 | 0.9 | 69.3 | 2.1 | 70.2 | 2.9 | 81.2 | 3.9 |
| Very Good | 63.2 | 1.5 | 80.4 | 0.8 | 71.0 | 1.7 | 76.9 | 2.4 | 69.9 | 3.9 |
| Good | 64.5 | 1.5 | 80.8 | 0.7 | 76.5 | 1.4 | 77.7 | 3.1 | 83.8 | 3.6 |
| Fair | 69.1 | 2.3 | 84.1 | 1.1 | 81.4 | 2.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Poor | 76.7 | 3.6 | 86.9 | 1.8 | 81.9 | 4.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| a The population characteristics are those of the reference person within the family. | ||||||||||
| 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, 2004. | ||||||||||