Healthy People 2010, measure 1-4.
183 People who have a specific source of ongoing care, United States, 2003, by
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey (NHIS).
U.S. civilian population.
Number of persons who reported having a specific source of primary care.
Data are age-adjusted to the 2000 standard population. Age-adjusted percents are weighted sums of age-specific percents. For a discussion of age adjustment, see Part A, Section 5 of Tracking Healthy People 2010.
A specific source of primary care includes urgent care/walk-in clinic, doctor's office, clinic, health center facility, hospital outpatient clinic, HMO/PPO, military or other Veterans Administration health care, some other place. A hospital emergency room is not included as a specific source of primary care.