Table 2.3: People who have a usual primary care provider, by educationa, United States, 2004 | ||||||
| Less than High School | High School | Some college | ||||
| Population characteristicsb | Percent | Standard Error | Percent | Standard Error | Percent | Standard Error |
| Total | 67.7 | 0.9 | 73.3 | 0.7 | 76.1 | 0.7 |
| Age in years | ||||||
| Under 65 | 61.6 | 1.0 | 69.6 | 0.8 | 73.7 | 0.7 |
| 18-44 | 56.1 | 1.2 | 63.1 | 1.0 | 67.7 | 0.9 |
| 45-64 | 73.5 | 1.5 | 78.8 | 1.0 | 82.7 | 0.9 |
| 65 and over | 88.4 | 1.0 | 90.6 | 1.1 | 92.4 | 0.9 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 60.7 | 1.3 | 65.5 | 1.0 | 72.3 | 0.9 |
| Female | 74.9 | 1.0 | 80.3 | 0.8 | 79.7 | 0.7 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) | 52.6 | 1.6 | 55.1 | 1.9 | 62.4 | 1.9 |
| White, Non-Hispanic, single race | 75.5 | 1.3 | 78.0 | 0.8 | 78.3 | 0.8 |
| Black, Non-Hispanic, single race | 69.3 | 1.9 | 64.0 | 1.9 | 71.5 | 1.6 |
| Asian, Non-Hispanic, single race | 69.5 | 4.3 | 70.4 | 4.1 | 70.9 | 2.5 |
| Other single races/multiple races, Non-Hispanic | 75.7 | 5.2 | 66.8 | 4.6 | 80.6 | 3.8 |
| Health insurance statusc | ||||||
| <65, Any private | 73.2 | 1.4 | 76.2 | 0.8 | 77.0 | 0.8 |
| <65, Public only | 71.8 | 1.8 | 75.4 | 2.0 | 75.8 | 2.8 |
| <65, Uninsured | 37.7 | 1.7 | 40.2 | 1.9 | 44.7 | 2.2 |
| 65+, Medicare only | 88.4 | 1.7 | 86.6 | 2.3 | 91.4 | 2.2 |
| 65+, Medicare and private | 90.2 | 1.6 | 92.4 | 1.4 | 92.7 | 1.1 |
| 65+, Medicare and other public | 87.8 | 2.4 | 92.1 | 4.1 | -- | -- |
| 65+, Missing | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Poverty statusd | ||||||
| Negative or Poor | 64.0 | 1.6 | 64.9 | 1.8 | 62.9 | 2.7 |
| Near-poor | 63.9 | 2.7 | 65.9 | 3.0 | 68.5 | 3.7 |
| Low income | 65.9 | 1.7 | 70.0 | 1.8 | 71.7 | 1.8 |
| Middle income | 68.1 | 1.7 | 72.9 | 1.0 | 74.3 | 1.2 |
| High income | 77.8 | 2.1 | 79.7 | 1.1 | 79.2 | 0.8 |
| Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) | ||||||
| MSA | 66.2 | 1.0 | 72.4 | 0.8 | 75.3 | 0.7 |
| Non-MSA | 73.5 | 2.0 | 76.4 | 1.6 | 81.5 | 1.5 |
| Census Region | ||||||
| Northeast | 80.0 | 2.4 | 80.2 | 1.4 | 81.3 | 1.6 |
| Midwest | 70.7 | 1.9 | 75.9 | 1.2 | 78.5 | 1.5 |
| South | 66.5 | 1.3 | 70.3 | 1.2 | 72.1 | 1.0 |
| West | 60.0 | 1.6 | 68.6 | 1.5 | 75.5 | 1.2 |
| Perceived Health Status | ||||||
| Excellent | 59.8 | 2.1 | 66.9 | 1.5 | 72.0 | 1.3 |
| Very Good | 63.5 | 1.7 | 72.2 | 1.2 | 75.5 | 1.1 |
| Good | 67.4 | 1.3 | 75.0 | 1.1 | 78.9 | 0.9 |
| Fair | 77.0 | 1.6 | 80.5 | 1.4 | 85.5 | 1.6 |
| Poor | 84.4 | 2.3 | 84.3 | 2.5 | 85.2 | 2.8 |
| a 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. | ||||||
| b The population characteristics are those of the reference person within the family. | ||||||
| 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, 2004. | ||||||