Table 2.1: People who have a usual primary care provider a, by race/ethnicity, United States, , 2010
Population characteristics Hispanic or Latino (of any race) Non-Hispanic
White, Non-Hispanic, single race Black, Non-Hispanic, single race Asian, Non-Hispanic, single race Other single races/multiple races, Non-Hispanic
Percent Standard Error Percent Standard Error Percent Standard Error Percent Standard Error Percent Standard Error
Total 67.4 0.9 80.1 0.6 72.8 0.9 72.2 1.7 82.5 2.5
Age in years
Under 65 66.3 1.0 77.9 0.7 71.4 1.0 70.7 1.7 82.1 2.5
Under 5 90.6 1.4 91.3 1.4 90.2 1.8 95.2 1.7 95.2 2.4
5-17 81.5 1.4 89.6 1.0 83.4 1.7 85.3 3.1 90.4 3.3
18-44 51.1 1.3 67.4 1.0 57.9 1.3 58.2 2.7 65.8 5.0
45-64 67.5 1.7 81.6 0.9 76.8 1.6 77.2 2.2 85.2 3.9
65 and over 85.0 2.1 91.1 0.7 87.2 2.0 85.5 3.5 -- --
Sex
Male 62.0 1.2 76.6 0.8 68.6 1.3 68.9 2.0 80.2 3.0
Female 73.2 0.9 83.4 0.6 76.5 1.1 75.1 1.9 84.8 2.8
Education b
Less than High School 53.0 1.7 73.9 1.4 63.2 1.8 74.4 3.9 -- --
High School 56.4 2.0 75.2 1.1 67.4 1.6 69.3 4.0 71.2 5.5
Some college 66.2 1.9 79.3 0.8 70.5 1.3 65.7 2.1 77.2 4.5
Health insurance status c
<65, Any private 77.3 1.4 81.4 0.7 76.0 1.2 75.6 2.0 84.3 3.0
<65, Public only 80.4 1.5 83.2 1.3 78.7 1.6 83.4 3.9 86.8 3.4
<65, Uninsured 35.6 1.6 48.1 1.8 40.1 2.2 33.5 5.0 -- --
65+, Medicare only 81.6 3.4 90.1 1.3 81.6 3.5 -- -- -- --
65+, Medicare and private -- -- 91.1 1.0 92.3 2.2 80.6 7.1 -- --
65+, Medicare and other public 87.6 3.6 97.6 1.0 88.0 3.5 -- -- -- --
65+, Missing -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Poverty status d
Negative or Poor 67.0 1.5 72.2 1.5 72.4 1.6 68.4 4.2 78.9 4.5
Near-poor 65.9 2.5 76.1 2.7 62.7 4.0 -- -- -- --
Low income 63.3 2.0 75.2 1.4 69.9 2.0 69.1 4.5 80.4 5.7
Middle income 66.2 1.7 79.8 1.0 74.2 1.5 71.2 3.0 78.0 4.2
High income 75.9 1.8 83.6 0.9 77.3 1.8 75.4 2.3 90.5 2.7
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
MSA 67.6 0.9 79.6 0.7 73.0 1.0 71.8 1.7 79.5 2.2
Non-MSA 65.0 4.9 81.9 1.5 71.6 2.8 -- -- 91.8 3.8
Census Region
Northeast 77.0 2.2 87.0 1.3 77.1 1.9 80.2 3.3 -- --
Midwest 74.6 2.7 81.6 1.1 73.5 2.0 74.1 4.7 81.0 4.4
South 60.8 1.8 76.0 1.1 71.0 1.3 61.3 3.8 83.0 5.4
West 68.5 1.3 78.3 1.5 75.5 2.9 73.2 2.5 84.9 3.2
Perceived Health Status
Excellent 67.5 1.7 78.9 1.1 72.7 1.5 69.5 2.6 83.5 2.9
Very Good 66.3 1.4 80.0 0.9 70.7 1.7 71.9 2.4 83.9 4.4
Good 66.6 1.3 80.0 0.9 73.3 1.3 73.8 2.8 79.5 5.0
Fair 69.3 2.2 84.4 1.3 76.9 2.2 80.4 3.9 -- --
Poor 84.3 3.4 84.3 2.1 78.6 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, 2010