Figure 2.1. Percent of persons of all ages with
a usual place to go for medical
care: United States, 1997-2002
NOTES: The usual place to go
for medical care does not include a hospital emergency room. The analysis
excluded persons with unknown usual place to go for medical care (about
0.6% of respondents). CI is confidence interval.
DATA SOURCE: Combined Sample
Adult and Sample Child Core components of the 1997-2002 National Health
Interview Surveys. The estimate for 2002 was based on data collected from
January through June.
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From January through June 2002, 87.7% (95% CI =
87.1% - 88.3%) of persons had a usual place to go for medical care.
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The annual percent of persons of all ages who had a
usual place to go for medical care was 86.2% in 1997, 87.4% in 1998, 86.3%
in 1999, 87.1 in 2000, and 88.2% in 2001.
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