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Table 220a
People who have a usual primary care provider, by race, United States, 2004
Population group Total Single race Multiple races
White Black Asian NHOPI AI/AN
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   77.4 0.5 78.1 0.5 73.3 1.0 75.2 1.8 78.7 4.2 78.5 3.6 77.9 2.3
Age 0-17 88.7 0.6 89.3 0.6 85.0 1.6 90.9 2.1 * * * * 84.8 3.1
18-44 63.8 0.7 64.5 0.8 58.2 1.4 64.7 2.9 * * 66.4 7.1 67.4 3.8
45-64 80.2 0.7 80.7 0.7 78.1 1.8 76.6 2.8 * * * * 77.0 5.4
65 and over 90.7 0.7 91.0 0.8 88.9 2.1 * * * * * * * *
Gender Male 73.4 0.6 74.3 0.6 66.8 1.4 73.3 2.3 * * 78.0 4.5 75.7 3.1
Female 81.1 0.5 81.7 0.5 78.9 1.2 76.9 2.1 * * 79.0 4.3 79.8 3.0
Family incomea Negative/poor 72.2 1.0 71.0 1.2 74.1 2.0 73.0 7.1 * * * * 82.8 3.4
Near poor/low 73.6 0.9 74.3 1.0 70.7 2.0 74.7 4.5 * * * * 73.6 4.6
Middle 76.8 0.8 77.5 0.9 73.1 1.6 74.6 3.8 * * * * 76.0 5.1
High 81.4 0.7 82.1 0.7 75.8 2.6 76.1 2.4 * * * * 81.2 4.8
Educationb Less than high school 67.3 0.9 66.8 1.1 67.9 2.1 69.0 4.7 * * * * 75.9 5.7
High school graduate  73.3 0.7 75.0 0.8 63.9 1.8 71.6 4.0 * * * * 67.6 5.1
At least some college 76.1 0.7 77.0 0.8 71.5 1.6 69.9 2.6 * * * * 78.5 4.2
Health insurance, under age 65 Any private 80.1 0.5 80.8 0.6 74.5 1.1 78.3 2.0 * * * * 80.7 3.1
Public only 82.2 0.8 82.3 0.9 81.5 1.9 86.1 4.2 * * 80.3 5.9 84.7 3.1
Uninsured  44.6 1.3 44.7 1.6 44.1 2.7 35.3 5.0 * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 89.0 1.3 89.0 1.4 87.8 3.0 * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private  92.2 0.9 92.2 0.9 91.2 3.1 * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public 89.4 1.8 89.8 2.1 91.0 3.0 * * * * * * * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 75.4 0.6 75.8 0.7 73.0 1.2 75.3 2.0 * * * * 73.5 3.4
Metropolitan-small 79.3 0.8 79.8 0.9 75.5 2.0 76.4 4.5 * * * * 80.6 4.4
Micropolitan  79.8 1.3 81.0 1.3 69.6 3.1 * * * * * * 82.0 4.4
Noncore-adjacent 80.4 2.4 81.7 1.7 70.8 9.4 * * * * * * * *
Noncore-not adjacent  83.5 3.2 83.6 3.3 * * * * * * * * * *
CSHCN Yes  93.8 0.7 94.3 0.7 92.8 1.6 * * * * * * * *
No 87.5 0.7 88.2 0.7 82.9 1.9 90.3 2.2 * * * * 85.5 3.6
Language spoken most often at home English  79.2 0.5 80.2 0.5 73.6 1.0 76.5 2.5 81.5 4.9 80.4 3.7 78.3 2.3
Other 63.5 1.3 61.2 1.5 56.8 8.0 73.9 2.5 * * * * * *
Activity limitationsc Basic activities 86.0 0.8 86.6 0.8 83.2 1.8 * * * * * * * *
Complex activities 85.6 1.0 86.3 1.1 82.8 2.4 * * * * * * * *
Neither basic nor complex activities 71.5 0.6 72.5 0.6 64.9 1.2 70.1 2.2 * * 69.8 5.7 68.5 3.7

a Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; middle, 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and high, 400 percent of the poverty line and over.

b Persons age 18 and over. Less than high school refers to fewer than 12 years of education; high school graduate, 12 years of education; and at least some college, more than 12 years of education.

c For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources. Activity limitations include persons age 18 and over.

* 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; CSHCN: children with special health care needs; SE: standard error.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

 
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