Table 187a
People who have a usual primary care provider, by race, United States, 2002
Population group Total Single race Multiple races
White Black Asian NHOPI AI/AN
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
                               
Total   77.3 0.5 78.1 0.5 74.9 1.1 69.3 2.3 81.0 6.6 73.1 3.6 75.7 2.4
                               
Age 0-17 87.1 0.6 87.7 0.7 86.0 1.5 81.3 3.3 * * 82.9 4.6 86.7 3.0
18-44 64.9 0.7 66.0 0.8 61.9 1.6 56.5 3.0 * * 61.2 5.7 58.3 4.3
45-64 80.7 0.6 81.3 0.7 77.2 1.7 76.3 3.1 * * * * * *
65 and over 89.9 0.6 90.1 0.7 88.7 1.7 * * * * * * * *
                               
Gender Male 73.8 0.6 74.5 0.7 71.1 1.3 68.9 2.5 * * 67.5 4.5 73.4 3.5
Female 80.6 0.5 81.6 0.5 78.1 1.2 69.7 2.5 * * 79.1 4.0 77.9 2.9
                               
Family incomea Negative or poor 70.4 1.1 69.4 1.2 73.1 2.1 65.4 7.9 * * 66.2 8.5 79.4 4.4
Near poor/low 71.7 0.9 71.5 1.0 74.0 2.0 71.6 5.3 * * 69.2 6.6 64.4 6.3
Middle 77.7 0.7 78.6 0.8 74.7 1.6 66.4 3.9 * * 74.1 5.5 76.2 3.9
High 81.8 0.7 82.7 0.7 78.0 2.2 70.8 3.0 * * * * 81.3 3.6
                               
Educationb Less than high school graduate 70.0 1.0 69.8 1.1 70.8 1.9 71.6 5.4 * * * * * *
High school graduate 73.8 0.7 75.3 0.7 67.9 2.0 64.2 4.6 * * 62.0 7.4 * *
At least some college 76.0 0.7 77.4 0.7 70.5 1.7 64.9 2.8 * * * * 69.7 4.8
                               
Health insurance, under age 65 Any private 80.3 0.5 81.3 0.6 76.6 1.4 71.2 2.4 * * 77.7 4.3 79.6 2.9
Public only 79.4 0.9 78.2 1.1 82.0 1.8 79.1 7.0 * * * * 81.5 4.9
Uninsured 44.9 1.2 45.9 1.4 43.2 2.6 30.6 6.1 * * * * * *
                               
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 88.9 1.3 88.8 1.3 87.2 3.3 * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private 90.7 0.7 90.9 0.8 87.8 3.4 * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public 91.1 1.3 91.4 1.7 92.0 2.0 * * * * * * * *
                               
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 75.6 0.7 76.2 0.8 75.0 1.4 68.5 2.4 * * 68.6 6.4 77.9 3.0
Metropolitan-small 79.3 0.8 79.7 0.9 76.0 1.8 77.3 4.8 * * 78.9 6.7 75.1 4.5
Micropolitan 78.3 1.4 80.0 1.5 66.8 3.7 * * * * * * * *
Noncore-adjacent 81.7 2.2 81.6 2.4 80.2 5.2 * * * * * * * *
Noncore-not adjacent 81.8 3.7 82.9 3.6 * * * * * * * * * *
                               
CSHCN Yes 91.6 0.9 91.9 1.0 91.5 1.9 * * * * * * * *
No 85.8 0.7 86.4 0.8 84.4 1.7 80.3 3.7 * * 82.6 5.4 86.1 3.3
                               
Preferred language English 79.3 0.5 80.3 0.5 75.1 1.1 70.7 2.9 * * 75.2 3.7 76.4 2.4
Other 60.4 1.5 58.9 1.5 63.5 8.7 67.8 3.2 * * * * * *
                               
Born in U.S. Yes 79.6 0.5 80.4 0.5 75.4 1.1 76.6 3.5 * * 74.2 3.8 76.0 2.4
No 60.5 1.4 57.7 1.6 67.1 3.3 66.3 2.6 * * * * * *
                               

a Negative or poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; middle, 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and high, 400 percent of the poverty line and over.

b Persons age 18 and over. Less than high school graduate 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 See MEPS entry in the Data Sources Appendix (Appendix A) for more information.

* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.

Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; CSHCN: Children with special health care needs; SE: Standard error.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

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