Table 2.2: People who have a usual primary care providera, by family incomeb, United States, 2007 | ||||||||||
| 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 | 70.5 | 1.0 | 72.3 | 1.8 | 71.3 | 1.1 | 75.1 | 0.8 | 81.5 | 0.7 |
| Age in years | ||||||||||
| Under 65 | 68.5 | 1.1 | 68.0 | 2.1 | 67.3 | 1.2 | 72.8 | 0.9 | 80.3 | 0.8 |
| Under 5 | 90.3 | 1.7 | 85.9 | 5.7 | 89.1 | 2.2 | 91.4 | 1.9 | 94.0 | 1.6 |
| 5-17 | 82.5 | 1.6 | 83.7 | 2.8 | 80.2 | 2.0 | 86.5 | 1.3 | 92.0 | 1.1 |
| 18-44 | 51.7 | 1.6 | 53.6 | 2.8 | 53.5 | 1.7 | 60.7 | 1.3 | 69.6 | 1.2 |
| 45-64 | 69.0 | 1.9 | 68.0 | 4.0 | 72.8 | 2.1 | 78.0 | 1.3 | 84.5 | 0.9 |
| 65 and over | 89.0 | 1.8 | 86.5 | 2.6 | 90.9 | 1.4 | 92.3 | 1.2 | 90.3 | 1.2 |
| Sex | ||||||||||
| Male | 67.9 | 1.4 | 67.8 | 2.4 | 64.6 | 1.4 | 70.4 | 1.0 | 78.7 | 0.9 |
| Female | 72.6 | 1.1 | 76.0 | 2.1 | 77.2 | 1.2 | 79.7 | 0.9 | 84.3 | 0.8 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) | 66.3 | 1.7 | 66.5 | 3.3 | 58.4 | 2.2 | 62.2 | 2.0 | 73.5 | 2.6 |
| White, Non-Hispanic, single race | 71.4 | 1.6 | 74.7 | 2.5 | 77.9 | 1.5 | 78.9 | 1.0 | 83.3 | 0.8 |
| Black, Non-Hispanic, single race | 72.5 | 1.9 | 77.0 | 3.8 | 69.3 | 2.5 | 70.7 | 1.9 | 80.2 | 2.0 |
| Asian, Non-Hispanic, single race | 72.8 | 5.6 | -- | -- | 62.8 | 6.4 | 70.9 | 4.0 | 70.6 | 2.8 |
| Other single races/multiple races, Non-Hispanic | 76.9 | 7.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 82.3 | 3.8 | 72.7 | 4.7 |
| Educationc | ||||||||||
| Less than High School | 60.2 | 1.9 | 67.1 | 3.1 | 63.4 | 2.0 | 70.1 | 1.8 | 77.3 | 2.2 |
| High School | 63.0 | 1.9 | 68.4 | 3.2 | 68.4 | 1.7 | 70.3 | 1.3 | 78.6 | 1.5 |
| Some college | 65.5 | 2.4 | 65.6 | 3.9 | 69.7 | 2.1 | 71.6 | 1.1 | 79.4 | 0.8 |
| Health insurance statusd | ||||||||||
| <65, Any private | 71.7 | 2.3 | 78.0 | 2.9 | 74.7 | 1.7 | 77.4 | 0.9 | 81.9 | 0.7 |
| <65, Public only | 81.9 | 1.1 | 78.7 | 3.0 | 80.3 | 1.9 | 82.8 | 2.1 | 76.9 | 5.0 |
| <65, Uninsured | 36.8 | 2.1 | 41.5 | 4.0 | 39.8 | 2.3 | 45.0 | 2.4 | 57.9 | 3.6 |
| 65+, Medicare only | 89.8 | 3.0 | 82.4 | 4.4 | 87.0 | 2.5 | 90.3 | 2.1 | 85.8 | 3.2 |
| 65+, Medicare and private | 91.9 | 2.9 | -- | -- | 96.1 | 1.4 | 93.1 | 1.4 | 92.6 | 1.1 |
| 65+, Medicare and other public | 87.4 | 2.9 | -- | -- | 90.1 | 3.4 | 97.7 | 1.3 | -- | -- |
| 65+, Missing | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) | ||||||||||
| MSA | 69.5 | 1.1 | 71.7 | 2.1 | 69.9 | 1.2 | 74.4 | 0.9 | 81.3 | 0.7 |
| Non-MSA | 74.5 | 2.0 | 75.0 | 3.2 | 76.9 | 2.2 | 78.1 | 1.8 | 83.0 | 2.1 |
| Census Region | ||||||||||
| Northeast | 81.0 | 2.2 | 81.9 | 3.5 | 81.8 | 2.7 | 83.4 | 1.7 | 86.5 | 1.5 |
| Midwest | 71.8 | 2.4 | 74.7 | 3.9 | 77.2 | 2.2 | 78.5 | 1.5 | 84.9 | 1.1 |
| South | 65.5 | 1.5 | 68.7 | 3.4 | 67.1 | 1.8 | 71.2 | 1.5 | 78.5 | 1.3 |
| West | 70.8 | 1.9 | 70.9 | 3.2 | 65.6 | 2.3 | 71.9 | 1.5 | 78.0 | 1.4 |
| Perceived Health Status | ||||||||||
| Excellent | 71.8 | 1.8 | 69.1 | 3.8 | 66.9 | 1.9 | 73.7 | 1.4 | 80.0 | 1.0 |
| Very Good | 69.7 | 2.0 | 75.0 | 2.9 | 68.5 | 1.9 | 74.5 | 1.3 | 81.4 | 1.0 |
| Good | 68.0 | 1.8 | 69.3 | 3.1 | 73.4 | 1.7 | 75.4 | 1.1 | 82.4 | 1.3 |
| Fair | 72.7 | 2.3 | 78.7 | 3.6 | 82.0 | 2.1 | 79.0 | 2.0 | 87.7 | 1.9 |
| Poor | 75.1 | 3.3 | -- | -- | 84.0 | 4.0 | 85.5 | 2.9 | 84.1 | 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 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, 2007. | ||||||||||