Table 2.3: People who have a usual primary care providera, by educationb, United States, 2007 | ||||||||||
| Less than High School | High School | Some college | ||||||||
| Population characteristics | Percent | Standard Error | Percent | Standard Error | Percent | Standard Error | ||||
| Total | 67.3 | 1.1 | 71.8 | 0.8 | 75.4 | 0.7 | ||||
| Age in years | ||||||||||
| Under 65 | 60.9 | 1.3 | 67.5 | 0.9 | 72.9 | 0.7 | ||||
| 18-44 | 56.4 | 1.5 | 58.9 | 1.2 | 65.3 | 1.0 | ||||
| 45-64 | 70.1 | 1.6 | 78.8 | 1.1 | 83.0 | 0.8 | ||||
| 65 and over | 89.3 | 1.3 | 90.1 | 1.2 | 92.3 | 0.9 | ||||
| Sex | ||||||||||
| Male | 59.9 | 1.5 | 65.1 | 1.1 | 72.0 | 0.9 | ||||
| Female | 75.2 | 1.1 | 78.0 | 0.9 | 78.5 | 0.8 | ||||
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) | 52.8 | 1.9 | 52.7 | 2.0 | 62.7 | 2.2 | ||||
| White, Non-Hispanic, single race | 75.2 | 1.3 | 76.6 | 1.0 | 78.1 | 0.7 | ||||
| Black, Non-Hispanic, single race | 71.0 | 2.0 | 65.4 | 1.8 | 70.7 | 1.8 | ||||
| Asian, Non-Hispanic, single race | 69.3 | 5.2 | 65.5 | 4.2 | 66.0 | 2.6 | ||||
| Other single races/multiple races, Non-Hispanic | -- | -- | 68.9 | 4.7 | 69.4 | 4.2 | ||||
| Health insurance statusc | ||||||||||
| <65, Any private | 75.8 | 1.4 | 75.5 | 1.0 | 75.9 | 0.8 | ||||
| <65, Public only | 71.4 | 2.0 | 75.6 | 2.2 | 74.0 | 2.7 | ||||
| <65, Uninsured | 34.2 | 2.1 | 38.1 | 1.8 | 48.1 | 2.3 | ||||
| 65+, Medicare only | 87.9 | 2.0 | 87.0 | 2.0 | 88.9 | 2.2 | ||||
| 65+, Medicare and private | 90.4 | 1.9 | 92.7 | 1.3 | 93.8 | 1.0 | ||||
| 65+, Medicare and other public | 91.0 | 2.1 | 90.7 | 3.2 | -- | -- | ||||
| 65+, Missing | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Poverty statusd | ||||||||||
| Negative or Poor | 60.2 | 1.9 | 63.0 | 1.9 | 65.5 | 2.4 | ||||
| Near-poor | 67.1 | 3.1 | 68.4 | 3.2 | 65.6 | 3.9 | ||||
| Low income | 63.4 | 2.0 | 68.4 | 1.7 | 69.7 | 2.1 | ||||
| Middle income | 70.1 | 1.8 | 70.3 | 1.3 | 71.6 | 1.1 | ||||
| High income | 77.3 | 2.2 | 78.6 | 1.5 | 79.4 | 0.8 | ||||
| Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) | ||||||||||
| MSA | 66.5 | 1.3 | 70.9 | 0.9 | 74.9 | 0.7 | ||||
| Non-MSA | 70.7 | 2.3 | 75.0 | 1.5 | 78.6 | 1.8 | ||||
| Census Region | ||||||||||
| Northeast | 81.9 | 1.9 | 81.1 | 1.7 | 82.5 | 1.4 | ||||
| Midwest | 71.8 | 2.3 | 75.3 | 1.5 | 78.8 | 1.3 | ||||
| South | 62.1 | 1.8 | 66.6 | 1.4 | 71.1 | 1.2 | ||||
| West | 62.6 | 1.9 | 67.7 | 1.8 | 72.8 | 1.4 | ||||
| Perceived Health Status | ||||||||||
| Excellent | 60.7 | 2.4 | 63.9 | 1.7 | 70.2 | 1.3 | ||||
| Very Good | 65.9 | 1.8 | 71.2 | 1.4 | 75.6 | 1.1 | ||||
| Good | 66.5 | 1.6 | 74.1 | 1.3 | 78.9 | 1.0 | ||||
| Fair | 75.1 | 2.1 | 80.4 | 1.8 | 83.2 | 1.8 | ||||
| Poor | 79.3 | 2.9 | 80.5 | 3.4 | 84.0 | 3.0 | ||||
| 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. | ||||||||||