Table 134b: Adults who have not had their regular doctor for more than 5 years, by ethnicity, United States, 2001

          Non-Hispanic
  All Hispanic White Black
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
                 
Total 56.0 1.0 63.1 2.8 54.2 1.3 56.4 2.6
                 
Age                
    18-44 65.7 1.4 70.6 3.3 64.4 1.8 63.2 3.4
    45-64 46.5 1.8 48.4 5.9 44.5 2.2 53.5 4.6
    65 and over 46.5 2.5 57.5 9.3 46.3 2.9 35.1 6.6
                 
Gender                
    Male 55.0 1.7 61.9 4.7 53.0 2.1 56.9 4.4
    Female 56.7 1.3 63.9 3.6 55.1 1.6 56.1 3.1
                 
Family income                
    < 100% of poverty level 57.2 3.4 60.0 7.1 58.3 5.0 50.3 6.5
    100-199% of poverty level 60.7 2.5 65.3 5.6 58.4 3.3 62.3 4.7
    200-399% of poverty level 56.5 2.0 58.6 5.9 55.0 2.4 59.8 5.1
    ≥ 400% of poverty level 52.6 1.9 69.5 6.4 51.7 2.2 47.5 6.3
                 
Education                
    Less than high school graduate 58.5 2.9 59.1 5.5 57.7 4.2 55.9 6.1
    High school graduate 54.8 1.9 60.6 5.3 53.5 2.4 53.2 4.4
    At least some college 56.2 1.3 69.4 4.0 54.0 1.6 59.9 3.5
                 
Residence location                
    Urban 59.5 1.7 67.0 3.7 57.6 2.4 56.8 3.4
    Suburban 56.1 1.5 60.3 4.6 54.4 1.8 62.1 4.5
    Rural 50.6 2.4 54.9 11.0 50.4 2.7 40.4 6.6
                 

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

Key: SE: Standard error

Note: The population categories used in this table are as reported from the source of the data (see below).

Source: Commonwealth Fund Health Care Quality Survey.

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