Table 2.2: People who have a usual primary care provider a, by family income b, United States, 2009
Population characteristics Negative or Poor Near-poor Low income Middle income High income
Percent Standard Error Percent Standard Error Percent Standard Error Percent Standard Error Percent Standard Error
Total 67.2 1.0 72.1 1.6 69.3 1.0 76.3 0.8 81.9 0.7
Age in years
Under 65 65.4 1.1 68.6 1.8 65.7 1.2 74.1 0.9 80.9 0.8
Under 5 85.4 1.8 95.1 1.4 91.8 1.7 92.3 1.7 96.7 1.0
5-17 79.9 1.6 87.1 1.8 83.4 1.9 87.4 1.2 92.7 1.3
18-44 49.6 1.6 52.9 2.8 49.8 1.5 63.6 1.2 70.1 1.2
45-64 67.3 1.9 63.0 3.5 68.0 2.0 75.7 1.2 84.9 0.8
65 and over 87.9 1.8 86.2 2.9 89.3 1.7 90.4 1.1 89.4 1.3
Sex
Male 62.4 1.4 67.8 2.2 63.8 1.4 71.3 1.0 79.2 0.9
Female 71.1 1.2 75.7 1.6 74.3 1.1 81.3 0.8 84.8 0.8
Race/ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 61.9 1.5 66.9 2.7 60.7 1.6 65.2 1.8 76.0 1.8
White, Non-Hispanic, single race 70.6 1.7 72.6 2.3 72.3 1.5 80.1 0.9 83.2 0.8
Black, Non-Hispanic, single race 67.7 1.7 76.8 3.1 72.5 1.8 71.8 1.7 79.9 1.7
Asian, Non-Hispanic, single race 55.9 5.6 -- -- 65.8 5.9 65.9 3.8 73.7 2.4
Other single races/multiple races, Non-Hispanic 78.0 6.1 -- -- 76.9 5.4 80.5 4.0 85.3 3.2
Education c
Less than High School 55.7 1.8 62.7 2.9 62.6 2.0 69.1 1.6 75.7 2.4
High School 61.6 1.8 66.3 3.2 64.0 1.8 71.8 1.3 80.2 1.3
Some college 60.9 2.3 66.6 3.3 62.5 1.9 73.9 1.1 79.5 0.9
Health insurance status d
<65, Any private 69.2 2.5 74.6 3.1 71.4 1.3 79.0 0.9 82.7 0.7
<65, Public only 78.8 1.2 83.6 2.1 80.8 1.8 84.0 1.9 84.6 3.5
<65, Uninsured 35.3 1.9 38.8 3.1 39.9 2.2 43.6 2.1 52.0 3.6
65+, Medicare only 90.1 1.8 84.4 4.5 88.4 2.3 88.8 1.8 89.2 2.5
65+, Medicare and private 88.0 3.7 -- -- 91.9 3.0 92.3 1.2 89.7 1.4
65+, Medicare and other public 87.2 3.0 -- -- 84.9 4.0 87.3 4.0 -- --
65+, Missing -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
MSA 66.8 1.1 69.8 1.8 67.9 1.1 75.6 0.9 81.6 0.7
Non-MSA 68.8 2.6 81.0 3.0 75.6 2.3 79.5 1.9 84.1 2.5
Census Region
Northeast 79.8 2.5 80.7 5.1 75.4 3.0 83.5 1.5 87.3 1.6
Midwest 72.9 2.0 76.1 3.2 73.7 2.1 80.5 1.8 84.4 1.6
South 61.6 1.6 68.1 2.3 65.7 1.5 72.4 1.3 78.2 1.2
West 63.6 2.0 69.2 2.9 67.8 2.1 73.2 1.5 80.2 1.5
Perceived Health Status
Excellent 66.2 1.5 71.7 3.0 68.3 1.9 75.1 1.3 81.8 1.0
Very Good 64.7 1.9 67.9 2.7 66.6 1.7 76.3 1.2 81.1 1.1
Good 65.6 1.6 70.8 2.5 69.5 1.9 76.2 1.1 82.3 1.3
Fair 73.0 2.2 83.0 2.7 75.7 2.2 79.9 1.8 87.1 1.9
Poor 82.0 3.0 -- -- 78.6 4.4 83.1 3.1 83.0 4.6
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, 2009.