National Healthcare Disparities Report, 2006: Table 235

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Table 235
Outpatient visits where the patient was seen by the patient's primary care provider,^a by race, United States, 2003-2004

				Single race
		Total		White		Black		Asian		NHOPI		AI/AN		Multiple races
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		46.6	1.2	45.5	1.3	50.4	2.1	58.7	4.1	59.5	6.8	46.4	7.6	71.6	5.7
Age	0-17	65.5	2.0	64.9	2.1	65.6	3.0	75.3	3.1	62.1	8.3	*	*	89.2	4.5
	18-44	40.5	1.7	39.9	1.7	41.5	2.9	49.9	6.6	52.4	9.9	52.9	13.0	37.6	8.4
	45-64	43.2	1.5	41.9	1.6	49.1	2.8	51.5	4.8	*	*	45.5	12.1	63.7	10.9
	65 and over	42.6	1.7	40.8	1.7	51.6	3.5	63.0	6.9	*	*	*	*	61.5	13.1
Gender	Female	45.4	1.3	44.5	1.3	48.5	2.5	54.8	4.3	54.3	10.3	52.5	7.9	66.5	6.2
Gender	Male	48.4	1.4	47.0	1.4	53.6	2.3	63.7	4.7	67.4	7.4	*	*	79.0	6.9
Payment source	Private	47.9	1.4	47.0	1.4	50.9	2.7	56.8	4.2	55.4	8.5	50.9	10.9	75.5	6.4
	Medicare	43.3	1.8	41.7	1.9	50.1	3.9	64.2	7.5	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicaid	54.4	1.8	54.5	2.0	51.9	3.0	64.1	6.2	70.9	10.5	50.3	12.7	71.9	11.2
	Uninsured	35.4	2.7	33.1	2.7	45.0	5.1	44.5	13.0	*	*	*	*	69.5	14.9
Residence location	MSA	44.8	1.3	43.5	1.3	48.2	2.2	58.9	4.1	59.7	6.9	50.5	8.7	73.8	5.9
Residence location	Non-MSA	58.9	3.9	58.2	3.7	67.8	7.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*

^a Total percent is the percent of total NAMCS/NHAMCS outpatient department visits where the physician was the patient's primary care physician.

* 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; MSA: metropolitan statistical area; SE: standard error.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey and National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey.

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