Table 2.1: People who have a usual primary care providera, by race/ethnicity, United States, 2005 | ||||||||||
| 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 | 64.6 | 1.0 | 80.4 | 0.5 | 72.1 | 1.0 | 71.3 | 2.1 | 77.7 | 2.0 |
| Age in years | ||||||||||
| Under 65 | 63.4 | 1.0 | 78.6 | 0.6 | 70.7 | 1.1 | 69.7 | 2.3 | 76.7 | 2.2 |
| Under 5 | 86.3 | 1.5 | 94.4 | 0.9 | 87.9 | 2.1 | 89.1 | 3.1 | -- | -- |
| 5-17 | 80.4 | 1.6 | 90.2 | 0.9 | 82.1 | 1.9 | 84.7 | 3.1 | 87.3 | 3.1 |
| 18-44 | 48.8 | 1.5 | 67.9 | 0.9 | 57.7 | 1.4 | 58.3 | 3.0 | 62.2 | 3.9 |
| 45-64 | 65.2 | 1.9 | 82.3 | 0.8 | 76.3 | 1.5 | 75.1 | 3.3 | 78.3 | 4.1 |
| 65 and over | 85.3 | 2.2 | 90.5 | 0.7 | 87.8 | 1.6 | 85.3 | 3.8 | -- | -- |
| Sex | ||||||||||
| Male | 58.9 | 1.4 | 77.5 | 0.7 | 67.0 | 1.3 | 66.6 | 2.5 | 74.0 | 3.0 |
| Female | 70.7 | 1.1 | 83.1 | 0.6 | 76.5 | 1.1 | 75.7 | 2.3 | 81.3 | 2.2 |
| Educationb | ||||||||||
| Less than High School | 51.9 | 1.7 | 76.0 | 1.2 | 67.3 | 2.1 | 69.5 | 4.0 | 66.8 | 5.0 |
| High School | 53.7 | 2.1 | 78.8 | 0.9 | 62.7 | 1.9 | 69.9 | 4.4 | 65.9 | 4.7 |
| Some college | 65.6 | 2.1 | 76.9 | 0.7 | 71.0 | 1.4 | 65.0 | 2.8 | 77.1 | 3.7 |
| Health insurance statusc | ||||||||||
| <65, Any private | 73.3 | 1.5 | 81.1 | 0.7 | 74.6 | 1.3 | 75.3 | 2.4 | 79.3 | 3.2 |
| <65, Public only | 79.2 | 1.2 | 83.3 | 1.5 | 79.7 | 1.7 | 74.9 | 5.7 | 85.2 | 3.1 |
| <65, Uninsured | 32.4 | 1.6 | 53.8 | 1.9 | 38.6 | 2.6 | 33.9 | 6.0 | 54.2 | 6.6 |
| 65+, Medicare only | 85.0 | 4.0 | 91.6 | 1.3 | 87.1 | 3.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 65+, Medicare and private | -- | -- | 90.2 | 0.9 | 90.5 | 2.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 65+, Medicare and other public | 86.5 | 3.3 | 88.5 | 2.5 | 86.7 | 2.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 65+, Missing | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Poverty statusd | ||||||||||
| Negative or Poor | 63.7 | 1.6 | 74.1 | 1.5 | 70.5 | 1.9 | 64.5 | 5.8 | 78.1 | 4.1 |
| Near-poor | 64.1 | 2.5 | 76.4 | 2.6 | 73.2 | 3.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Low income | 62.5 | 1.9 | 79.2 | 1.2 | 68.7 | 2.0 | 72.1 | 6.7 | 72.7 | 4.7 |
| Middle income | 61.0 | 1.9 | 79.9 | 0.9 | 70.3 | 2.1 | 71.1 | 3.6 | 77.8 | 3.7 |
| High income | 74.9 | 2.5 | 82.4 | 0.8 | 78.7 | 2.1 | 73.3 | 2.9 | 80.6 | 5.2 |
| Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) | ||||||||||
| MSA | 64.6 | 1.1 | 80.3 | 0.6 | 72.9 | 1.1 | 70.9 | 2.2 | 78.2 | 2.3 |
| Non-MSA | 64.4 | 4.4 | 80.6 | 0.9 | 65.6 | 3.6 | -- | -- | 76.5 | 3.7 |
| Census Region | ||||||||||
| Northeast | 74.5 | 2.5 | 87.0 | 1.0 | 76.3 | 2.0 | 76.8 | 5.2 | -- | -- |
| Midwest | 69.9 | 2.9 | 81.2 | 0.9 | 72.2 | 2.0 | 61.9 | 6.4 | 82.4 | 3.4 |
| South | 59.4 | 1.9 | 77.5 | 1.0 | 70.3 | 1.6 | 64.6 | 3.8 | 75.4 | 3.3 |
| West | 64.7 | 1.6 | 77.6 | 1.3 | 75.1 | 3.0 | 73.3 | 3.1 | 75.4 | 4.6 |
| Perceived Health Status | ||||||||||
| Excellent | 64.6 | 1.9 | 78.9 | 0.8 | 69.9 | 2.0 | 70.4 | 3.2 | 77.0 | 4.6 |
| Very Good | 63.4 | 1.9 | 80.0 | 0.8 | 69.8 | 1.8 | 70.2 | 3.0 | 78.1 | 3.8 |
| Good | 63.2 | 1.7 | 81.1 | 0.9 | 72.9 | 1.8 | 72.9 | 4.0 | 76.1 | 3.3 |
| Fair | 71.0 | 2.3 | 84.3 | 1.1 | 81.0 | 1.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Poor | 78.3 | 3.8 | 84.1 | 1.8 | 77.7 | 3.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 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, 2005. | ||||||||||