Table 2.39 Percent of persons with a usual source of care (USC) who reported that their USC usually asked about prescription medications and treatments from other doctors, United States, 2000 and 2002 |
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|
2002 |
2000 |
Population group |
Total population (in thousands)h |
Percent with USCi |
Percent asked |
Standard error |
Total population (in thousands)h |
Percent with USCi |
Percent asked |
Standard error |
Total |
|
288,182 |
81.2 |
75.1 |
0.6 |
278,406 |
81.6 |
81.7 |
0.9 |
Racea |
White |
233,530 |
82.0 |
75.3 |
0.7 |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
Black |
35,504 |
79.0 |
77.5 |
1.3 |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
American Indian or Alaska Native |
2,583 |
78.4 |
71.0 |
5.6 |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
Asian |
11,567 |
73.0 |
67.5 |
2.7 |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
884 |
83.2 |
DSU |
DSU |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
Multiple races |
4,114 |
80.8 |
73.5 |
2.8 |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
Ethnicityb |
Hispanic, all races |
39,665 |
67.2 |
79.3 |
1.1 |
33,955 |
69.5 |
86.0 |
1.1 |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
248,517 |
83.4 |
74.6 |
0.7 |
244,450 |
83.3 |
81.2 |
1.0 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
195,463 |
84.9 |
74.6 |
0.7 |
198,164 |
84.6 |
80.4 |
1.0 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
34,875 |
79.2 |
77.5 |
1.3 |
35,049 |
77.9 |
85.0 |
1.7 |
Non-Hispanic, other |
18,179 |
76.0 |
69.2 |
2.0 |
11,237 |
76.6 |
84.9 |
3.1 |
Gender |
Male |
140,802 |
77.4 |
75.1 |
0.7 |
135,882 |
77.9 |
81.9 |
1.0 |
Female |
147,380 |
84.8 |
75.2 |
0.7 |
142,524 |
85.2 |
81.6 |
0.8 |
Age |
0-17 |
72,747 |
90.0 |
71.0 |
1.0 |
72,531 |
90.8 |
80.1 |
1.2 |
18-44 |
111,219 |
69.2 |
77.5 |
0.8 |
109,025 |
70.1 |
83.5 |
0.9 |
45-64 |
67,960 |
85.0 |
77.5 |
0.8 |
62,067 |
84.9 |
82.1 |
1.1 |
65 and over |
36,256 |
93.9 |
73.9 |
1.1 |
34,782 |
93.4 |
80.5 |
1.4 |
Educationc |
Less than high school |
46,439 |
74.0 |
75.0 |
1.1 |
43,671 |
75.7 |
83.3 |
1.2 |
High school graduate |
69,837 |
77.8 |
76.0 |
0.9 |
66,819 |
78.1 |
81.1 |
1.3 |
At least some college |
97,866 |
80.7 |
78.1 |
0.8 |
93,763 |
80.0 |
82.8 |
0.8 |
Employment statusd |
Employed |
141,933 |
74.7 |
77.2 |
0.7 |
138,298 |
74.6 |
82.7 |
0.9 |
Not employed |
37,201 |
76.9 |
78.6 |
1.0 |
32,751 |
79.1 |
83.7 |
1.0 |
Health insurance, age 0-64 |
Any private |
183,560 |
84.0 |
75.3 |
0.7 |
182,658 |
83.6 |
81.4 |
1.0 |
Public only |
34,687 |
83.7 |
75.1 |
1.5 |
28,622 |
85.8 |
82.8 |
1.6 |
Uninsured |
33,679 |
49.7 |
76.0 |
1.4 |
32,344 |
54.0 |
85.5 |
1.3 |
Insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
10,540 |
93.2 |
72.1 |
2.1 |
11,515 |
91.4 |
83.2 |
1.7 |
Medicare and private |
21,397 |
94.8 |
74.6 |
1.2 |
19,279 |
94.7 |
78.5 |
2.1 |
Medicare and other public |
3,920 |
94.3 |
75.4 |
2.4 |
3,568 |
93.3 |
82.7 |
2.5 |
No insurance/private only |
400 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Family incomee |
Negative or poor |
35,618 |
75.3 |
75.5 |
1.3 |
32,053 |
79.7 |
82.4 |
1.8 |
Near poor/low |
52,639 |
75.7 |
75.2 |
1.2 |
49,255 |
76.9 |
82.0 |
1.6 |
Middle |
91,063 |
81.6 |
72.9 |
1.0 |
90,343 |
81.5 |
82.2 |
1.1 |
High |
108,862 |
85.4 |
76.8 |
0.7 |
106,754 |
84.4 |
81.1 |
1.0 |
Residence locationf |
Metropolitan-large |
157,991 |
79.6 |
74.4 |
0.7 |
157,794 |
79.6 |
81.8 |
1.1 |
Metropolitan-small |
83,641 |
82.9 |
76.6 |
1.3 |
72,434 |
83.6 |
82.4 |
1.5 |
Micropolitan |
31,057 |
82.8 |
76.1 |
1.5 |
28,633 |
85.4 |
82.6 |
2.2 |
Noncore-adjacent |
10,568 |
84.4 |
73.6 |
2.7 |
14,253 |
84.4 |
75.1 |
4.9 |
Noncore-not adjacent |
4,925 |
86.7 |
72.3 |
4.0 |
5,292 |
85.6 |
85.8 |
6.5 |
Perceived health status |
Excellent, very good or good |
256,719 |
80.5 |
74.8 |
0.6 |
249,310 |
81.0 |
81.7 |
0.9 |
Fair or poor |
30,967 |
86.9 |
77.5 |
1.1 |
28,386 |
87.6 |
82.1 |
1.3 |
CSHCNg |
Yes |
14,116 |
94.5 |
74.3 |
1.5 |
10,993 |
93.6 |
81.0 |
1.8 |
No |
57,966 |
88.7 |
70.2 |
1.0 |
55,003 |
90.7 |
79.5 |
1.2 |
a Prior to 2002, racial categories were not directly comparable to those used for 2002 data. Thus, race data for 2000 are not shown.
b Beginning in 2002, individuals could report multiple races. For 2002 and later years, Non-Hispanic White and Black categories exclude multiple race individuals and are not directly comparable to data from previous years.
c "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.
d Employment status for persons age 18-64 only.
e "Negative or poor" refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; "near poor/low income", over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; "middle income", 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and "high income", 400 percent of the poverty line and over.
f See the MEPS entry in the Data Sources section of the Measures Specifications Appendix for more information.
g CSHCN: children with special health care needs.
h Numbers may not add to total due to missing or rounding.
i Percent with usual source of care, excluding missing values.
DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.
- - Data not shown. See footnote a.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.
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