People who have a specific source of ongoing care.
Measure Source
Healthy People 2010, measure 1-4.
Tables
183 People who have a specific source of ongoing care, United States, 2003, by
- Race
- Ethnicity
- Family income
Data Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey (NHIS).
Denominator
U.S. civilian population.
Numerator
Number of persons who reported having a specific source of primary care.
Comments
Data are age-adjusted to the 2000 standard population. Age-adjusted percents are weighted sums of age-specific percents. For a discussion of age adjustment, see Part A, Section 5 of Tracking Healthy People 2010.
A specific source of primary care includes urgent care/walk-in clinic, doctor's office, clinic, health center facility, hospital outpatient clinic, HMO/PPO, military or other Veterans Administration health care, some other place. A hospital emergency room is not included as a specific source of primary care.