Table 2.1: People who have a usual primary care providera, by race/ethnicity, United States, 2006


  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 65.6 1.0 81.7 0.6 75.4 1.0 66.0 2.4 76.1 2.8
 
Age in years
  Under 65 64.5 1.1 79.9 0.7 74.0 1.0 63.6 2.5 75.1 3.0
 
 
  Under 5 89.0 1.9 95.1 1.0 92.4 1.7 -- -- -- --
  5-17 82.6 1.5 92.1 0.7 87.5 1.3 79.6 4.2 82.9 4.2
  18-44 48.6 1.4 69.4 1.0 59.5 1.7 50.4 3.1 62.5 4.8
  45-64 67.0 1.7 83.1 0.8 79.8 1.3 72.0 3.3 77.8 4.2
  65 and over 85.4 2.0 91.5 0.7 90.8 1.5 91.0 2.7 -- --
 
Sex
  Male 58.8 1.3 78.9 0.7 69.6 1.4 62.3 2.8 73.1 3.7
  Female 72.8 1.1 84.3 0.6 80.5 1.0 69.4 2.5 78.6 3.1
 
Educationb
  Less than High School 51.7 1.4 76.8 1.3 71.7 1.9 69.5 4.1 59.3 7.2
  High School 56.9 1.9 78.9 0.9 66.5 1.8 65.2 4.3 68.9 4.9
  Some college 63.2 2.1 78.9 0.7 72.3 1.5 58.7 2.9 77.8 3.8
 
Health insurance statusc
  <65, Any private 74.1 1.4 83.0 0.7 76.3 1.2 69.8 2.4 76.5 3.4
  <65, Public only 78.7 1.4 84.1 1.3 83.6 1.5 60.1 7.1 83.8 5.0
  <65, Uninsured 35.9 1.7 52.9 1.9 45.5 2.5 25.4 4.6 54.2 7.2
  65+, Medicare only 80.9 4.5 90.1 1.4 88.2 3.0 -- -- -- --
  65+, Medicare and private -- -- 92.4 0.9 93.8 2.2 -- -- -- --
  65+, Medicare and other public 88.0 2.4 91.0 1.9 90.1 2.7 -- -- -- --
  65+, Missing -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
 
Poverty statusd
  Negative or Poor 66.3 1.7 76.7 1.5 74.1 1.9 53.6 7.0 68.0 7.4
  Near-poor 67.4 3.4 78.0 2.1 79.4 2.9 -- -- -- --
  Low income 59.3 1.9 77.9 1.3 74.3 2.1 56.4 8.6 75.6 4.8
  Middle income 66.4 1.7 81.4 0.9 73.6 1.6 61.5 4.2 72.9 4.5
  High income 71.0 2.6 83.9 0.8 79.3 1.8 73.9 2.5 82.7 3.9
 
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
  MSA 65.8 1.1 81.2 0.7 75.1 1.0 65.2 2.4 76.1 3.1
  Non-MSA 62.9 3.8 83.5 1.0 77.9 3.0 -- -- 76.2 5.8
 
Census Region
  Northeast 78.5 2.6 87.7 0.9 81.8 2.4 66.7 4.3 -- --
  Midwest 63.9 4.4 82.9 1.1 74.4 2.0 64.9 6.6 77.8 4.6
  South 61.5 1.7 79.9 1.0 74.1 1.3 55.9 6.4 76.9 5.0
  West 65.3 1.5 77.2 1.6 74.3 3.4 70.0 3.3 72.4 4.9
 
Perceived Health Status
  Excellent 63.9 1.9 81.1 0.8 74.4 1.7 61.1 3.9 77.5 4.8
  Very Good 65.9 1.6 80.4 0.8 73.7 1.5 66.6 3.4 73.1 4.1
  Good 65.2 1.4 82.5 0.9 75.5 1.6 67.8 3.3 75.5 3.8
  Fair 66.9 2.3 84.1 1.2 80.7 2.1 -- -- -- --
  Poor 84.5 2.7 90.9 1.2 82.9 3.7 -- -- -- --
 
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, 2006.