Table 2.2: People who have a usual primary care providera, by family incomeb, United States, 2006

  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 72.3 1.1 75.3 1.6 71.8 1.0 77.0 0.8 82.2 0.7
 
Age in years
  Under 65 70.4 1.2 71.4 1.9 68.3 1.2 75.1 0.9 81.0 0.8
 
 
  Under 5 91.7 1.5 86.7 3.4 92.7 2.0 92.0 1.5 95.1 1.4
  5-17 84.3 1.5 84.2 2.3 83.9 1.6 89.3 1.1 94.0 0.8
  18-44 54.6 1.7 56.2 2.9 54.4 1.7 62.9 1.3 70.4 1.2
  45-64 71.7 2.0 78.7 2.6 68.1 2.2 80.1 1.3 84.7 0.9
  65 and over 89.3 1.6 90.7 1.9 89.7 1.4 91.9 1.0 91.4 1.2
 
Sex
  Male 68.3 1.5 72.3 2.3 66.1 1.3 71.7 1.0 79.6 0.8
  Female 75.4 1.1 77.7 1.6 76.9 1.1 82.3 0.8 84.9 0.8
 
Race/ethnicity
  Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 66.3 1.7 67.4 3.4 59.3 1.9 66.4 1.7 71.0 2.6
  White, Non-Hispanic, single race 76.7 1.5 78.0 2.1 77.9 1.3 81.4 0.9 83.9 0.8
  Black, Non-Hispanic, single race 74.1 1.9 79.4 2.9 74.3 2.1 73.6 1.6 79.3 1.8
  Asian, Non-Hispanic, single race 53.6 7.0 -- -- 56.4 8.6 61.5 4.2 73.9 2.5
  Other single races/multiple races, Non-Hispanic 68.0 7.4 -- -- 75.6 4.8 72.9 4.5 82.7 3.9
 
Educationc
  Less than High School 63.0 1.8 69.8 2.6 61.6 1.8 68.3 1.7 80.2 2.3
  High School 66.7 1.8 73.3 2.6 68.8 1.8 73.0 1.1 80.4 1.2
  Some college 64.5 2.5 69.6 3.6 67.3 2.1 74.5 1.2 79.1 0.8
 
Health insurance statusd
  <65, Any private 71.8 2.6 75.4 2.9 76.0 1.5 80.1 0.9 82.6 0.8
  <65, Public only 82.9 1.2 82.6 2.4 79.0 1.9 81.5 1.9 79.0 4.5
  <65, Uninsured 40.6 1.9 48.5 3.5 40.8 2.0 46.7 2.1 53.9 3.1
  65+, Medicare only 89.5 2.6 85.1 4.4 87.3 2.6 92.3 1.8 88.7 2.7
  65+, Medicare and private 89.8 3.1 92.1 2.9 92.4 1.8 93.3 1.3 92.5 1.4
  65+, Medicare and other public 90.4 2.4 95.9 1.5 89.6 2.8 83.7 4.9 -- --
  65+, Missing -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
 
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
  MSA 70.8 1.2 73.1 1.8 70.3 1.2 76.2 0.9 81.8 0.8
  Non-MSA 78.2 2.1 83.7 3.2 78.0 2.3 80.9 1.6 85.4 1.6
 
Census Region
  Northeast 84.1 1.6 84.7 4.3 80.7 2.6 85.4 1.4 85.5 1.2
  Midwest 73.0 2.1 72.5 4.0 76.2 2.3 82.2 1.5 82.9 1.4
  South 69.4 2.1 73.6 2.4 69.3 1.6 74.2 1.4 81.7 1.1
  West 67.8 2.0 74.9 2.9 66.6 2.1 70.2 1.7 79.1 1.8
 
Perceived Health Status
  Excellent 72.8 2.2 77.0 2.9 69.4 1.9 76.4 1.3 80.2 1.1
  Very Good 70.9 1.8 71.3 2.6 70.9 1.8 75.7 1.2 81.2 0.9
  Good 70.3 1.8 73.4 2.9 71.1 1.6 77.1 1.2 85.3 0.9
  Fair 73.2 2.0 79.7 2.9 77.7 2.2 82.7 1.7 86.4 2.0
  Poor 84.1 2.1 -- -- 86.7 2.7 90.3 2.3 92.0 2.5
 
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, 2006.