Table 2.2: People who have a usual primary care provider a, by family income b, United States, 2012
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 71.1 0.9 70.5 1.6 72.7 0.9 76.2 0.9 81.4 0.7
Age in years
Under 65 69.5 1.0 66.4 1.8 68.5 1.0 73.8 1.0 79.8 0.8
Under 5 89.3 1.4 86.1 3.6 92.2 1.6 90.0 2.7 94.2 1.8
5-17 86.0 1.4 80.0 3.1 86.2 1.7 88.6 1.6 91.0 1.3
18-44 52.2 1.4 53.1 2.6 52.8 1.5 61.5 1.3 68.9 1.4
45-64 72.1 1.5 67.8 3.1 72.0 1.5 78.7 1.3 84.1 0.9
65 and over 88.4 1.7 88.2 2.5 92.5 1.1 91.6 0.9 90.8 1.3
Sex
Male 66.6 1.3 64.8 2.0 66.8 1.2 71.3 1.1 79.2 0.8
Female 74.7 1.0 75.3 1.7 78.2 1.0 81.0 0.9 83.7 0.8
Race/ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 69.1 1.3 66.3 2.7 63.9 1.4 68.1 1.4 76.3 1.4
White, Non-Hispanic, single race 73.3 1.6 73.6 2.5 77.7 1.3 78.8 1.2 83.2 0.8
Black, Non-Hispanic, single race 71.1 1.5 66.9 2.8 71.3 2.0 74.2 1.5 77.1 2.1
Asian, Non-Hispanic, single race 62.1 5.3 74.3 5.4 62.9 5.5 70.0 2.8 72.6 2.6
Other single races/multiple races, Non-Hispanic 73.6 4.7 -- -- 85.5 3.5 84.2 3.2 78.6 4.4
Education c
Less than High School 61.2 1.5 67.6 2.7 63.8 1.9 71.5 1.7 78.2 2.7
High School 61.8 1.7 64.6 2.8 67.1 1.8 72.1 1.5 79.2 1.4
Some college 64.9 1.8 67.2 2.7 69.8 1.6 72.9 1.0 79.4 0.9
Health insurance status d
<65, Any private 71.6 2.2 69.7 3.5 75.8 1.6 78.6 1.1 81.8 0.8
<65, Public only 81.4 1.1 79.1 2.3 83.7 1.4 84.6 1.6 71.6 5.1
<65, Uninsured 38.3 1.6 36.0 3.3 37.7 2.1 41.8 2.4 47.4 3.7
65+, Medicare only 88.6 2.4 81.5 5.3 92.0 1.9 88.6 1.6 90.1 2.4
65+, Medicare and private 89.0 3.6 -- -- 93.4 1.5 94.7 1.1 91.2 1.4
65+, Medicare and other public 88.3 2.5 -- -- 93.5 2.2 86.7 4.7 -- --
65+, Missing -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
MSA 70.3 1.0 69.6 1.6 72.0 1.0 76.2 0.9 81.5 0.7
Non-MSA 75.1 2.2 74.0 4.7 76.6 2.4 76.7 2.9 80.7 3.3
Census Region
Northeast 75.8 2.5 79.2 3.3 80.8 1.8 82.5 1.9 84.5 1.7
Midwest 72.8 2.1 71.6 4.1 80.1 2.2 78.9 2.2 84.4 1.5
South 67.7 1.4 68.7 2.2 66.8 1.3 73.6 1.3 78.0 1.3
West 72.5 1.6 67.1 3.7 70.0 1.9 73.2 1.8 81.1 1.3
Perceived Health Status
Excellent 71.2 1.5 66.1 3.3 71.6 1.7 75.3 1.4 79.6 1.1
Very Good 68.5 1.7 68.7 2.7 69.9 1.7 75.3 1.4 81.4 1.0
Good 70.0 1.5 71.6 2.4 73.0 1.5 77.0 1.2 83.3 1.1
Fair 75.1 2.3 76.4 2.9 76.0 2.6 79.4 1.9 85.1 2.1
Poor 79.6 3.0 -- -- 91.5 2.1 83.7 3.1 86.7 4.1
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, 2012