Table 2.1: People who have a usual primary care provider a, by race/ethnicity, United States, 2009
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 65.3 1.0 79.4 0.7 72.9 1.0 68.7 2.1 80.4 2.6
Age in years
Under 65 63.9 1.0 77.4 0.8 71.5 1.0 66.8 2.1 80.0 2.7
Under 5 91.8 1.2 93.0 1.2 87.8 1.6 91.9 2.8 89.3 3.1
5-17 82.3 1.4 89.5 1.1 83.8 1.8 77.8 4.0 91.4 2.5
18-44 46.5 1.4 66.3 1.1 58.9 1.4 57.6 2.7 70.8 4.6
45-64 63.5 1.6 81.4 0.9 76.2 1.3 67.9 2.8 72.2 5.0
65 and over 88.0 1.7 89.8 0.8 87.5 1.7 85.9 2.8 -- --
Sex
Male 59.6 1.2 76.4 0.8 67.2 1.4 64.0 2.6 76.3 3.1
Female 71.3 1.0 82.3 0.7 77.9 1.0 73.1 2.2 84.8 3.1
Education b
Less than High School 49.3 1.8 73.9 1.6 65.0 2.0 65.8 5.2 -- --
High School 55.3 1.7 75.4 1.0 66.7 1.4 67.3 3.8 68.4 5.3
Some college 61.9 1.8 77.8 0.9 71.1 1.4 63.6 2.4 73.7 4.7
Health insurance status c
<65, Any private 74.4 1.1 81.3 0.7 75.7 1.1 72.5 2.1 83.1 2.8
<65, Public only 80.5 1.6 82.4 1.4 78.6 1.6 72.4 5.0 83.6 3.8
<65, Uninsured 31.8 1.4 47.4 2.0 43.6 2.0 33.1 4.9 59.7 9.2
65+, Medicare only 88.5 2.7 88.8 1.4 89.4 1.9 -- -- -- --
65+, Medicare and private -- -- 90.9 1.0 89.1 2.7 86.2 3.5 -- --
65+, Medicare and other public 88.9 2.5 86.2 3.3 83.0 4.0 -- -- -- --
65+, Missing -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Poverty status d
Negative or Poor 61.9 1.5 70.6 1.7 67.7 1.7 55.9 5.6 78.0 6.1
Near-poor 66.9 2.7 72.6 2.3 76.8 3.1 -- -- -- --
Low income 60.7 1.6 72.3 1.5 72.5 1.8 65.8 5.9 76.9 5.4
Middle income 65.2 1.8 80.1 0.9 71.8 1.7 65.9 3.8 80.5 4.0
High income 76.0 1.8 83.2 0.8 79.9 1.7 73.7 2.4 85.3 3.2
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
MSA 65.0 1.0 79.3 0.6 72.9 1.1 68.7 2.1 78.9 2.4
Non-MSA 68.3 3.2 79.6 1.9 73.2 2.6 -- -- 85.8 5.7
Census Region
Northeast 72.8 2.3 87.1 1.1 79.7 2.2 72.6 3.9 81.0 3.8
Midwest 74.1 2.4 80.9 1.4 75.9 2.2 77.5 3.9 76.5 4.6
South 60.1 1.5 75.3 1.0 69.4 1.5 54.5 4.4 82.7 5.1
West 65.7 1.5 77.1 1.6 76.9 2.5 71.5 3.0 80.3 3.8
Perceived Health Status
Excellent 66.0 1.6 79.6 1.0 71.4 1.6 66.5 3.0 79.9 3.1
Very Good 65.5 1.3 78.3 0.9 71.0 1.5 69.5 3.1 79.6 4.0
Good 62.8 1.5 79.0 1.0 74.2 1.6 68.8 3.1 79.3 4.9
Fair 67.5 2.4 83.9 1.3 77.7 1.7 74.7 4.7 -- --
Poor 75.9 4.7 82.3 2.5 80.6 3.6 -- -- -- --
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 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, 2009.