National Healthcare Disparities Report, 2006: Table 240

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Table 240
Outpatient visits where the physician spent more than 30 minutes with the patient^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		18.0	0.7	18.3	0.7	16.5	1.3	17.8	3.1	*	*	*	*	*	*
Age	0-17	10.3	0.9	10.5	1.0	10.5	1.5	8.6	2.6	*	*	*	*	*	*
	18-44	18.9	0.9	18.8	0.9	19.8	2.3	17.7	3.8	*	*	*	*	*	*
	45-64	22.0	1.0	22.5	1.1	17.8	1.8	24.1	4.7	*	*	*	*	*	*
	65 and over	18.3	1.0	18.7	1.1	14.7	1.8	18.3	4.4	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Female	17.5	0.7	17.7	0.7	16.3	1.5	16.8	2.8	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Male	18.8	0.9	19.1	0.9	16.8	1.7	19.2	4.9	*	*	*	*	*	*
Payment source	Private	17.4	0.8	17.6	0.8	16.0	1.7	16.7	2.8	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare	19.0	1.1	19.4	1.2	16.4	2.0	15.9	4.5	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicaid	14.3	1.1	14.2	1.1	16.4	2.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Uninsured	30.3	2.7	30.2	2.9	25.2	4.1	43.4	9.3	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location	MSA	18.0	0.7	18.2	0.7	16.6	1.4	17.6	3.2	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location	Non-MSA	18.5	2.3	18.8	2.4	15.8	4.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*

^a Total percent is the percent of total NAMCS/NHAMCS outpatient department visits where time spent with the physician was 30 minutes or more.

* 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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