Table 220d People who have a usual primary care provider, by education,a United States, 2004 |
Population group |
Total |
Less than high school |
High school graduate |
At least some college |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
|
73.6 |
0.5 |
67.3 |
0.9 |
73.3 |
0.7 |
76.1 |
0.7 |
Age |
18-44 |
63.9 |
0.7 |
54.6 |
1.3 |
63.3 |
1.0 |
67.8 |
0.9 |
45-64 |
80.3 |
0.7 |
73.6 |
1.5 |
79.1 |
1.0 |
82.9 |
0.9 |
65 and over |
90.7 |
0.7 |
88.7 |
1.1 |
90.4 |
1.2 |
92.5 |
0.9 |
Gender |
Male |
67.7 |
0.7 |
60.1 |
1.3 |
65.5 |
1.0 |
72.3 |
0.9 |
Female |
79.0 |
0.5 |
74.6 |
1.0 |
80.3 |
0.8 |
79.7 |
0.7 |
Race |
White, single race |
74.5 |
0.6 |
66.8 |
1.1 |
75.0 |
0.8 |
77.0 |
0.8 |
Black, single race |
67.9 |
1.1 |
67.9 |
2.1 |
63.9 |
1.8 |
71.5 |
1.6 |
Asian, single race |
70.2 |
2.1 |
69.0 |
4.7 |
71.6 |
4.0 |
69.9 |
2.6 |
NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
AI/AN, single race |
72.9 |
4.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Multiple races |
73.9 |
3.0 |
75.9 |
5.7 |
67.6 |
5.1 |
78.5 |
4.2 |
Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
76.1 |
0.5 |
73.5 |
1.0 |
75.5 |
0.7 |
77.2 |
0.7 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
77.7 |
0.6 |
74.9 |
1.3 |
78.0 |
0.8 |
78.3 |
0.8 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
68.1 |
1.1 |
68.6 |
2.0 |
64.0 |
1.9 |
71.5 |
1.6 |
Hispanic |
56.0 |
1.3 |
52.6 |
1.6 |
55.0 |
1.9 |
62.4 |
1.9 |
Family incomeb |
Negative/poor |
64.0 |
1.2 |
63.8 |
1.6 |
64.9 |
1.8 |
62.9 |
2.7 |
Near poor/low |
68.3 |
1.0 |
65.3 |
1.5 |
69.1 |
1.6 |
71.1 |
1.7 |
Middle |
72.5 |
0.8 |
67.6 |
1.7 |
72.9 |
1.0 |
74.3 |
1.2 |
High |
79.2 |
0.7 |
76.9 |
2.2 |
79.7 |
1.1 |
79.2 |
0.8 |
Health insurance, ages 18-64 |
Any private |
76.3 |
0.6 |
72.1 |
1.5 |
76.2 |
0.8 |
77.1 |
0.8 |
Public only |
74.0 |
1.3 |
71.8 |
1.8 |
75.9 |
2.0 |
75.3 |
2.8 |
Uninsured |
40.7 |
1.3 |
37.5 |
1.7 |
40.3 |
1.9 |
44.7 |
2.2 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
88.9 |
1.3 |
88.6 |
1.7 |
86.4 |
2.4 |
92.3 |
2.0 |
Medicare and private |
92.1 |
0.9 |
90.6 |
1.5 |
92.3 |
1.4 |
92.6 |
1.1 |
Medicare and other public |
89.6 |
1.8 |
87.7 |
2.4 |
91.8 |
4.3 |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
70.8 |
0.7 |
63.8 |
1.4 |
70.8 |
0.9 |
73.3 |
0.9 |
Metropolitan-small |
76.2 |
0.9 |
69.7 |
1.7 |
75.0 |
1.3 |
79.5 |
1.2 |
Micropolitan |
77.2 |
1.5 |
70.9 |
2.8 |
76.2 |
2.0 |
81.4 |
2.0 |
Noncore-adjacent |
77.8 |
2.5 |
73.8 |
3.4 |
77.1 |
3.1 |
82.1 |
3.5 |
Noncore-not adjacent |
79.9 |
4.0 |
81.4 |
5.6 |
80.0 |
4.8 |
79.0 |
4.7 |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
75.7 |
0.5 |
72.7 |
1.0 |
75.0 |
0.7 |
77.0 |
0.7 |
Other |
56.1 |
1.5 |
51.7 |
1.8 |
53.9 |
2.4 |
64.2 |
2.3 |
Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
86.0 |
0.8 |
83.8 |
1.3 |
84.5 |
1.5 |
89.3 |
1.2 |
Complex activities |
85.6 |
1.0 |
82.3 |
1.7 |
85.3 |
1.7 |
89.1 |
1.6 |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
71.5 |
0.6 |
62.5 |
1.0 |
71.2 |
0.8 |
74.7 |
0.7 |
a 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.
b 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.
c For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.
* 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; SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.