Table 2.2: People who have a usual primary care providera, by family incomeb, United States, 2005

  Negative or Poor Near-poor Low income Middle income High income
 
Population characteristics Percent Standard Error Percent Standard Error Percent Standard Error Percent Standard Error Percent Standard Error
 
Total 70.4 1.1 72.2 1.7 73.3 1.0 75.7 0.8 81.1 0.7
 
Age in years
  Under 65 68.3 1.2 68.4 1.9 70.0 1.1 73.9 0.9 79.9 0.8
 
  Under 5 88.7 1.5 90.2 2.1 91.5 1.6 92.4 1.4 92.8 1.4
  5-17 81.6 1.6 84.6 2.7 84.5 1.5 87.3 1.2 90.9 1.4
  18-44 52.3 1.7 50.6 2.9 56.7 1.6 62.0 1.3 70.6 1.1
  45-64 71.3 2.1 71.8 3.4 72.4 1.9 78.7 1.3 83.5 1.0
  65 and over 89.1 1.6 89.8 2.4 89.1 1.4 89.7 1.1 90.3 1.1
 
Sex
  Male 66.1 1.4 67.1 2.2 66.5 1.3 71.4 1.1 78.6 0.9
  Female 73.6 1.2 76.3 1.9 79.5 1.1 79.9 0.9 83.8 0.8
 
Race/ethnicity
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 63.7 1.6 64.1 2.5 62.5 1.9 61.0 1.9 74.9 2.5
  White, Non-Hispanic, single race 74.1 1.5 76.4 2.6 79.2 1.2 79.9 0.9 82.4 0.8
  Black, Non-Hispanic, single race 70.5 1.9 73.2 3.6 68.7 2.0 70.3 2.1 78.7 2.1
  Asian, Non-Hispanic, single race 64.5 5.8 -- -- 72.1 6.7 71.1 3.6 73.3 2.9
  Other single races/multiple races, Non-Hispanic 78.1 4.1 -- -- 72.7 4.7 77.8 3.7 80.6 5.2
 
Educationc
  Less than High School 60.5 1.7 64.1 2.7 65.6 1.9 68.1 1.7 79.0 2.1
  High School 62.5 1.9 65.4 3.3 71.0 1.5 72.8 1.2 80.0 1.3
  Some college 67.7 2.7 70.2 3.7 67.9 2.0 71.5 1.2 78.4 0.8
 
Health insurance statusd
  <65, Any private 71.1 2.4 74.7 3.1 77.3 1.4 78.1 1.0 81.4 0.7
  <65, Public only 79.7 1.2 81.2 2.4 83.2 1.5 81.0 2.0 86.7 2.7
  <65, Uninsured 39.3 2.2 38.8 3.8 40.4 2.0 45.5 2.2 54.7 3.5
  65+, Medicare only 91.3 2.5 84.6 5.3 89.9 2.2 90.5 2.2 93.2 1.8
  65+, Medicare and private 89.7 3.2 -- -- 89.2 1.9 90.4 1.4 90.3 1.2
  65+, Medicare and other public 88.7 2.4 -- -- 90.2 3.4 -- -- -- --
  65+, Missing -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
 
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
  MSA 70.1 1.2 71.2 1.8 72.1 1.1 74.9 0.9 81.1 0.8
  Non-MSA 71.4 2.3 76.7 3.8 78.1 1.7 79.0 1.8 81.0 1.9
 
Census Region
  Northeast 80.1 2.5 77.7 4.0 79.1 2.4 85.4 1.2 85.5 1.3
  Midwest 70.8 2.7 70.7 4.5 79.1 1.7 79.3 1.4 82.5 1.3
  South 67.9 1.7 73.9 2.4 70.9 1.4 71.5 1.5 77.7 1.2
  West 67.3 1.9 68.1 3.2 68.4 2.3 70.1 2.1 80.8 1.7
 
Perceived Health Status
  Excellent 69.9 1.9 70.4 2.7 71.8 1.8 74.3 1.4 79.2 1.1
  Very Good 69.7 1.9 69.7 2.9 71.8 1.6 74.0 1.2 80.9 0.9
  Good 66.3 1.7 72.3 3.0 72.9 1.5 76.9 1.3 83.1 1.3
  Fair 77.6 1.9 78.8 3.0 79.8 2.1 81.2 1.8 87.1 1.7
  Poor 82.1 2.5 -- -- 79.4 3.7 85.4 2.8 84.0 3.9
 
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 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.
c 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.
d 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.
-- 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.