Table 14_2_2.1b
People with a usual primary care provider, by ethnicity, United States, 2005
Population group |
Total |
Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic, all races |
All races |
White |
Black |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
76.6 |
0.5 |
78.6 |
0.5 |
80.4 |
0.5 |
72.1 |
1.0 |
64.6 |
1.0 |
Age |
0–17 |
87.9 |
0.6 |
89.4 |
0.6 |
91.2 |
0.8 |
83.4 |
1.6 |
81.9 |
1.3 |
18–44 |
62.6 |
0.8 |
65.5 |
0.7 |
67.8 |
0.9 |
57.5 |
1.4 |
48.8 |
1.5 |
45–64 |
79.9 |
0.7 |
81.4 |
0.7 |
82.5 |
0.8 |
76.5 |
1.5 |
65.4 |
1.9 |
65 and over |
89.8 |
0.6 |
90.2 |
0.6 |
90.7 |
0.7 |
87.7 |
1.6 |
85.3 |
2.2 |
Gender |
Male |
72.8 |
0.6 |
75.4 |
0.6 |
77.5 |
0.7 |
67.0 |
1.3 |
58.9 |
1.4 |
Female |
80.2 |
0.5 |
81.7 |
0.5 |
83.1 |
0.6 |
76.5 |
1.1 |
70.7 |
1.1 |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
70.4 |
1.1 |
72.6 |
1.1 |
74.1 |
1.5 |
70.5 |
1.9 |
63.7 |
1.6 |
Near poor/low |
73.0 |
0.9 |
76.3 |
1.0 |
78.6 |
1.2 |
70.0 |
1.8 |
63.0 |
1.7 |
Middle |
75.7 |
0.8 |
78.1 |
0.8 |
79.9 |
0.9 |
70.3 |
2.1 |
61.0 |
1.9 |
High |
81.1 |
0.7 |
81.6 |
0.7 |
82.4 |
0.8 |
78.7 |
2.1 |
74.9 |
2.5 |
Education,b age 18 and over |
Less than high school |
66.5 |
1.1 |
73.1 |
1.1 |
75.5 |
1.3 |
66.7 |
2.2 |
51.6 |
1.8 |
High school graduate |
73.5 |
0.8 |
76.0 |
0.8 |
78.8 |
0.9 |
62.7 |
1.9 |
53.7 |
2.1 |
At least some college |
74.9 |
0.7 |
75.6 |
0.7 |
76.9 |
0.7 |
71.0 |
1.4 |
65.6 |
2.1 |
Employment status, ages 18–64 |
Employed |
68.7 |
0.7 |
71.4 |
0.6 |
73.3 |
0.7 |
63.8 |
1.3 |
51.7 |
1.4 |
Not employed |
72.4 |
0.9 |
75.4 |
1.0 |
78.5 |
1.2 |
65.6 |
1.8 |
57.5 |
1.9 |
Health insurance, under age 65 |
Any private |
79.4 |
0.6 |
80.0 |
0.6 |
81.1 |
0.6 |
74.6 |
1.3 |
73.3 |
1.5 |
Public only |
81.1 |
0.9 |
81.8 |
1.1 |
83.2 |
1.5 |
79.7 |
1.7 |
79.2 |
1.2 |
Uninsured |
44.0 |
1.2 |
49.4 |
1.6 |
53.8 |
1.9 |
38.5 |
2.6 |
32.4 |
1.6 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
90.7 |
1.1 |
91.1 |
1.2 |
91.8 |
1.3 |
86.9 |
3.4 |
85.4 |
4.0 |
Medicare and private |
90.5 |
0.9 |
90.5 |
0.9 |
90.4 |
1.0 |
90.1 |
2.6 |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
87.7 |
1.6 |
88.1 |
1.8 |
88.8 |
2.5 |
86.7 |
2.9 |
86.3 |
3.3 |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan |
76.3 |
0.6 |
78.6 |
0.6 |
80.4 |
0.6 |
72.8 |
1.1 |
64.6 |
1.1 |
Large central metro |
72.2 |
0.8 |
75.3 |
0.9 |
78.7 |
1.1 |
71.3 |
1.6 |
63.6 |
1.4 |
Large fringe metro |
79.6 |
0.8 |
81.4 |
0.9 |
82.5 |
0.9 |
77.2 |
1.9 |
65.1 |
2.3 |
Medium metro |
77.7 |
1.2 |
79.3 |
1.2 |
79.9 |
1.4 |
72.6 |
2.7 |
64.2 |
2.2 |
Small metro |
77.9 |
1.6 |
78.4 |
1.6 |
79.3 |
1.7 |
70.2 |
4.6 |
73.1 |
3.2 |
Nonmetropolitan |
78.0 |
0.9 |
78.8 |
0.9 |
80.3 |
0.9 |
67.1 |
3.6 |
65.1 |
4.4 |
Micropolitan |
75.9 |
1.1 |
76.6 |
1.1 |
78.4 |
1.1 |
60.5 |
2.8 |
65.9 |
5.3 |
Noncore |
82.0 |
1.9 |
82.9 |
1.9 |
83.8 |
1.7 |
76.1 |
7.0 |
62.8 |
7.1 |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
78.6 |
0.5 |
79.1 |
0.5 |
80.6 |
0.6 |
72.3 |
1.0 |
72.2 |
1.3 |
Other |
61.3 |
1.3 |
67.2 |
2.6 |
68.5 |
4.1 |
59.5 |
7.1 |
58.8 |
1.4 |
Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
76.0 |
0.5 |
78.1 |
0.5 |
79.9 |
0.6 |
70.8 |
1.0 |
63.7 |
1.1 |
Fair/poor |
81.6 |
0.8 |
83.1 |
0.9 |
84.2 |
1.0 |
80.3 |
1.7 |
72.6 |
2.1 |
Activity limitations,c age 18 and over |
Basic activities |
85.4 |
0.8 |
85.9 |
0.8 |
86.5 |
0.9 |
84.7 |
1.8 |
80.0 |
2.5 |
Complex activities |
83.7 |
1.0 |
84.0 |
1.1 |
85.4 |
1.2 |
80.0 |
2.6 |
79.3 |
3.5 |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
70.7 |
0.6 |
73.5 |
0.6 |
75.7 |
0.7 |
63.6 |
1.2 |
53.7 |
1.3 |
a Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, at or 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 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.
* - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Key: SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.