Table 2.1: People who have a usual primary care providera, by race/ethnicity, United States, 2007 | ||||||||||
| 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 | 64.7 | 1.1 | 80.1 | 0.5 | 73.3 | 1.0 | 69.7 | 2.1 | 76.8 | 2.8 |
| Age in years | ||||||||||
| Under 65 | 63.3 | 1.2 | 78.1 | 0.6 | 71.8 | 1.1 | 67.9 | 2.2 | 76.4 | 3.0 |
| Under 5 | 88.5 | 1.6 | 93.5 | 1.4 | 88.6 | 2.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5-17 | 79.9 | 1.4 | 90.0 | 1.0 | 82.7 | 2.0 | 80.0 | 3.9 | 86.9 | 4.3 |
| 18-44 | 47.4 | 1.6 | 66.7 | 0.9 | 57.6 | 1.7 | 60.5 | 2.9 | 63.2 | 5.0 |
| 45-64 | 66.6 | 1.8 | 82.4 | 0.8 | 79.3 | 1.4 | 69.1 | 3.3 | -- | -- |
| 65 and over | 87.6 | 2.4 | 91.2 | 0.8 | 89.8 | 1.6 | 87.2 | 3.1 | -- | -- |
| Sex | ||||||||||
| Male | 58.5 | 1.4 | 77.1 | 0.7 | 68.7 | 1.4 | 66.8 | 2.4 | 74.1 | 3.9 |
| Female | 71.2 | 1.1 | 83.0 | 0.6 | 77.3 | 1.1 | 72.1 | 2.5 | 79.2 | 2.9 |
| Educationb | ||||||||||
| Less than High School | 52.8 | 1.9 | 75.2 | 1.3 | 71.0 | 2.0 | 69.3 | 5.2 | -- | -- |
| High School | 52.7 | 2.0 | 76.6 | 1.0 | 65.4 | 1.8 | 65.5 | 4.2 | 68.9 | 4.7 |
| Some college | 62.7 | 2.2 | 78.1 | 0.7 | 70.7 | 1.8 | 66.0 | 2.6 | 69.4 | 4.2 |
| Health insurance statusc | ||||||||||
| <65, Any private | 73.3 | 1.5 | 81.5 | 0.6 | 73.7 | 1.4 | 72.1 | 2.3 | 78.5 | 3.3 |
| <65, Public only | 80.0 | 1.4 | 82.1 | 1.5 | 83.0 | 1.4 | 63.0 | 7.2 | 85.7 | 5.6 |
| <65, Uninsured | 32.8 | 1.9 | 51.9 | 1.9 | 42.1 | 2.6 | 42.4 | 5.8 | -- | -- |
| 65+, Medicare only | 87.4 | 4.4 | 87.5 | 1.5 | 90.4 | 2.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 65+, Medicare and private | -- | -- | 93.3 | 0.8 | 91.5 | 2.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 65+, Medicare and other public | 93.2 | 2.7 | 92.5 | 2.3 | 87.0 | 3.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 65+, Missing | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Poverty statusd | ||||||||||
| Negative or Poor | 66.3 | 1.7 | 71.4 | 1.6 | 72.5 | 1.9 | 72.8 | 5.6 | 76.9 | 7.6 |
| Near-poor | 66.5 | 3.3 | 74.7 | 2.5 | 77.0 | 3.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Low income | 58.4 | 2.2 | 77.9 | 1.5 | 69.3 | 2.5 | 62.8 | 6.4 | -- | -- |
| Middle income | 62.2 | 2.0 | 78.9 | 1.0 | 70.7 | 1.9 | 70.9 | 4.0 | 82.3 | 3.8 |
| High income | 73.5 | 2.6 | 83.3 | 0.8 | 80.2 | 2.0 | 70.6 | 2.8 | 72.7 | 4.7 |
| Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) | ||||||||||
| MSA | 64.9 | 1.2 | 79.9 | 0.6 | 73.4 | 1.1 | 70.0 | 2.1 | 75.7 | 3.1 |
| Non-MSA | 61.1 | 3.9 | 80.8 | 1.3 | 73.0 | 2.9 | -- | -- | 81.6 | 5.6 |
| Census Region | ||||||||||
| Northeast | 75.5 | 2.6 | 86.9 | 1.0 | 81.2 | 2.4 | 72.0 | 4.5 | -- | -- |
| Midwest | 74.6 | 3.2 | 81.4 | 1.1 | 74.4 | 2.8 | 74.4 | 5.6 | 79.6 | 4.5 |
| South | 56.9 | 2.0 | 76.8 | 1.0 | 70.7 | 1.3 | 61.5 | 4.4 | 73.7 | 5.4 |
| West | 65.7 | 1.4 | 77.3 | 1.1 | 73.6 | 3.6 | 71.1 | 2.9 | 74.9 | 5.3 |
| Perceived Health Status | ||||||||||
| Excellent | 65.9 | 1.7 | 78.5 | 0.9 | 70.9 | 1.8 | 69.8 | 3.2 | 77.8 | 5.4 |
| Very Good | 62.7 | 2.0 | 80.1 | 0.9 | 74.4 | 1.8 | 66.9 | 3.2 | 75.0 | 4.6 |
| Good | 62.4 | 1.9 | 81.0 | 0.9 | 72.6 | 1.7 | 72.8 | 3.1 | 75.8 | 4.2 |
| Fair | 69.9 | 2.6 | 83.8 | 1.3 | 79.7 | 2.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Poor | 82.1 | 3.7 | 82.0 | 2.5 | 77.1 | 4.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 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, 2007. | ||||||||||