Table 207a: Outpatient visits where patient was seen before in clinic or practice, by race, United States, 2000-2001a

  Total White Black API AI/AN >1 Race
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
                         
Total 86.2 0.4 86.4 0.4 85.6 0.8 84.3 1.6 83.7 3.5 90.8 3.1
                         
Age                        
    0-17 87.2 0.6 87.6 0.6 85.7 1.5 84.6 2.4 70.1 8.1 89.6 4.4
    18-44 81.8 0.6 82.1 0.6 80.3 1.3 78.5 2.8 75.6 7.3 94.9 4.7
    45-64 86.3 0.5 86.1 0.5 88.2 1.2 85.4 2.5 95.7 1.9 * *
    65 and over 90.6 0.4 90.6 0.5 90.5 1.0 90.9 2.3 97.2 1.5 * *
                         
Gender                        
    Female 87.0 0.4 87.1 0.4 86.0 1.1 86.5 1.6 88.7 3.7 91.9 4.5
    Male 85.1 0.5 85.3 0.5 84.9 1.0 81.5 2.4 79.2 4.8 89.6 4.0
                         
Payment source                        
    Private 85.5 0.4 85.7 0.4 84.4 1.0 84.1 2.1 85.2 4.2 96.2 2.0
    Medicare 91.5 0.4 91.6 0.4 90.6 1.1 91.8 2.4 90.7 5.1 * *
    Medicaid 88.5 0.6 88.1 0.7 90.0 1.0 90.0 2.8 74.0 8.1 80.3 12.4
    Uninsured 81.6 1.3 82.1 1.3 80.4 3.0 73.2 4.9 * 5.3 * *
                         
Residence location                        
    Urban (MSA) 85.5 0.4 85.6 0.4 85.1 0.8 84.1 1.7 85.4 4.1 90.3 3.3
    Rural (Non-MSA) 89.9 0.8 90.0 0.8 89.8 2.4 89.2 2.8 76.4 6.1 * *
                         

aPercentages presented in this table are based on the total number of visits for the variable of interest. For example, Total percent is the percent of total NAMCS/NHAMCS OPD visits where the patient was seen before in hospital clinic or office-based practice. All percentages were calculated using the weighted numbers. The NAMCS/NHAMCS question is "Has patient been seen in this clinic before?" or "Have you or anyone in your practice/department seen patient before?" 1) Yes, established patient; 2) No, new patient.

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

Key: API: Asian or Pacific Islander; AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; SE: Standard error; MSA: Metropolitan Statistical Area

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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