Table 2.36 Percent of persons with a usual source of care (USC) who reported that their USC usually asked about prescription medications and treatments from other doctors, United States, 2002 and 2004 |
Population group |
2004 |
2002 |
Total population (in thousands)e |
Percent with USCf |
Percent asked |
Standard error |
Total population (in thousands)e |
Percent with USCf |
Percent asked |
Standard error |
Total |
|
293,527 |
80.7 |
77.8 |
0.7 |
288,182 |
81.2 |
75.1 |
0.6 |
Race |
White, single race |
236,409 |
81.3 |
78.1 |
0.7 |
233,530 |
82.0 |
75.3 |
0.7 |
Black, single race |
36,546 |
76.9 |
76.9 |
1.7 |
35,504 |
79.0 |
77.5 |
1.3 |
AI/AN, single race |
2,109 |
81.3 |
77.4 |
6.5 |
2,583 |
78.4 |
71.0 |
5.6 |
Asian, single race |
12,327 |
79.4 |
76.0 |
2.6 |
11,567 |
73.0 |
67.5 |
2.7 |
NHOPI, single race |
1,006 |
81.6 |
79.3 |
6.6 |
884 |
83.2 |
DSU |
DSU |
Multiple races |
5,129 |
82.3 |
75.5 |
3.0 |
4,114 |
80.8 |
73.5 |
2.8 |
Ethnicity |
Hispanic, all races |
42,212 |
68.2 |
82.7 |
1.1 |
39,665 |
67.2 |
79.3 |
1.1 |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
251,315 |
82.8 |
77.1 |
0.7 |
248,517 |
83.4 |
74.6 |
0.7 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
196,305 |
84.0 |
77.3 |
0.8 |
195,463 |
84.9 |
74.6 |
0.7 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
35,548 |
77.0 |
76.5 |
1.7 |
34,875 |
79.2 |
77.5 |
1.3 |
Non-Hispanic, other |
19,461 |
80.4 |
76.4 |
1.9 |
18,179 |
76.0 |
69.2 |
2.0 |
Gender |
Male |
143,869 |
76.5 |
77.5 |
0.7 |
140,802 |
77.4 |
75.1 |
0.7 |
Female |
149,658 |
84.7 |
78.1 |
0.7 |
147,380 |
84.8 |
75.2 |
0.7 |
Age |
0-17 |
73,124 |
91.2 |
73.7 |
1.1 |
72,747 |
90.0 |
71.0 |
1.0 |
18-44 |
111,437 |
67.7 |
80.4 |
0.8 |
111,219 |
69.2 |
77.5 |
0.8 |
45-64 |
71,924 |
83.5 |
79.8 |
0.9 |
67,960 |
85.0 |
77.5 |
0.8 |
65 and over |
37,042 |
93.8 |
76.6 |
1.0 |
36,256 |
93.9 |
73.9 |
1.1 |
Educationa |
Less than high school |
41,345 |
71.3 |
76.9 |
1.1 |
45,282 |
73.8 |
75.0 |
1.1 |
High school graduate |
70,601 |
76.6 |
79.0 |
0.9 |
69,829 |
77.8 |
76.0 |
0.9 |
At least some college |
105,725 |
80.0 |
80.6 |
0.7 |
97,855 |
80.7 |
78.1 |
0.8 |
Employment statusb |
Employed |
146,148 |
73.1 |
79.9 |
0.7 |
143,280 |
74.8 |
77.3 |
0.7 |
Not employed |
36,574 |
77.2 |
81.0 |
0.9 |
35,665 |
76.7 |
78.1 |
1.0 |
Health insurance, ages 0-64 |
Any private |
182,562 |
83.3 |
78.1 |
0.8 |
183,519 |
84.0 |
75.3 |
0.7 |
Public only |
37,520 |
86.0 |
76.3 |
1.3 |
34,249 |
83.8 |
75.2 |
1.5 |
Uninsured |
35,346 |
47.9 |
80.4 |
1.4 |
33,061 |
49.7 |
76.0 |
1.4 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
10,416 |
91.1 |
75.5 |
1.9 |
10,202 |
93.3 |
72.0 |
2.1 |
Medicare and private |
20,912 |
95.6 |
76.5 |
1.4 |
20,648 |
94.8 |
75.0 |
1.2 |
Medicare and other public |
4,244 |
94.3 |
80.0 |
2.3 |
3,788 |
94.2 |
75.3 |
2.5 |
Family incomec |
Negative/poor |
37,707 |
75.7 |
76.8 |
1.3 |
35,618 |
75.3 |
75.5 |
1.3 |
Near poor/low |
53,964 |
77.2 |
78.8 |
1.0 |
52,639 |
75.7 |
75.2 |
1.2 |
Middle |
93,355 |
80.0 |
76.9 |
1.2 |
91,063 |
81.6 |
72.9 |
1.0 |
High |
108,500 |
84.7 |
78.3 |
0.8 |
108,862 |
85.4 |
76.8 |
0.7 |
Residence locationd |
Metropolitan-large |
161,040 |
78.8 |
78.5 |
0.8 |
157,991 |
79.6 |
74.4 |
0.7 |
Metropolitan-small |
82,408 |
82.6 |
77.7 |
1.3 |
83,641 |
82.9 |
76.6 |
1.3 |
Micropolitan |
31,423 |
83.0 |
77.4 |
1.8 |
31,057 |
82.8 |
76.1 |
1.5 |
Noncore-adjacent |
12,945 |
82.8 |
73.2 |
4.0 |
10,568 |
84.4 |
73.6 |
2.7 |
Noncore-not adjacent |
5,711 |
87.0 |
73.6 |
4.0 |
4,925 |
86.7 |
72.3 |
4.0 |
Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
259,993 |
79.8 |
77.4 |
0.7 |
255,683 |
80.5 |
74.9 |
0.6 |
Fair/poor |
31,643 |
87.7 |
80.6 |
0.9 |
30,511 |
87.6 |
77.2 |
1.1 |
a Includes persons age 18 and over. 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 Employment status for persons ages 18-64 only.
c Negative/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.
d For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.
e Numbers may not add to total due to missing data or rounding.
f Percent with usual source of care, excluding missing values.
DSU - 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.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.
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