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2009 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports

Table 16_3_3.1d
People with a usual primary care provider, by education,a United States, 2006
    Total Less than high school High school graduate At least some college
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   73.7 0.6 67.4 1.0 74.0 0.7 75.9 0.7
Age 18–44 63.4 0.8 55.0 1.5 62.3 1.1 67.0 0.9
45–64 80.8 0.7 71.6 1.6 81.2 1.1 82.9 0.9
65 and over 91.2 0.7 90.0 1.1 90.8 1.1 92.4 1.1
Gender Male 68.4 0.8 60.2 1.4 67.5 1.1 72.0 0.9
Female 78.7 0.6 74.7 1.0 80.1 0.8 79.3 0.7
Race White, single race 75.1 0.7 66.7 1.2 75.8 0.8 77.6 0.7
Black, single race 70.0 1.1 71.8 1.8 66.5 1.8 72.1 1.5
Asian, single race 60.4 2.5 69.4 4.6 63.5 4.7 58.1 3.0
NHOPI, single race DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
AI/AN, single race 78.3 4.9 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Multiple races 65.6 3.1 DSU DSU 61.6 5.6 72.2 4.9
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 76.4 0.6 74.8 1.1 76.4 0.8 76.8 0.7
Non-Hispanic, White 78.6 0.6 76.6 1.3 78.9 0.9 78.9 0.7
Non-Hispanic, Black 70.1 1.1 72.0 1.9 66.5 1.8 72.3 1.5
Hispanic, all races 56.3 1.1 51.4 1.4 56.9 1.9 63.2 2.1
Family incomeb Negative/poor 64.5 1.3 62.8 1.8 66.7 1.8 64.4 2.5
Near poor/low 67.3 1.1 63.9 1.6 69.8 1.4 67.8 1.8
Middle 72.7 0.9 68.2 1.7 72.9 1.1 74.5 1.2
High 79.4 0.8 79.6 2.5 80.4 1.2 79.1 0.8
Employment status, ages 18–64 Employed 69.9 0.7 56.9 1.5 69.3 1.0 73.5 0.8
Not employed 72.4 1.0 67.7 1.5 74.7 1.3 74.1 1.6
Health insurance, ages 18–64 Any private 76.5 0.7 73.1 1.8 77.6 0.9 76.6 0.8
Public only 74.2 1.2 70.8 1.7 77.3 1.7 75.4 2.9
Uninsured 42.1 1.2 37.6 1.7 42.8 1.8 46.3 2.1
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 89.4 1.3 87.2 1.9 91.1 2.0 89.7 2.2
Medicare and private 92.7 0.8 93.9 1.5 91.2 1.4 93.4 1.2
Medicare and other public 90.0 1.3 88.8 1.9 89.8 3.2 DSU DSU
Residence locationc Metropolitan 72.8 0.7 65.3 1.1 73.1 0.8 75.1 0.8
  Large central metro 68.1 1.0 61.1 1.5 68.3 1.2 70.9 1.3
  Large fringe metro 74.3 1.1 66.5 2.4 74.6 1.6 76.2 1.3
  Medium metro 77.5 1.2 72.3 1.8 76.9 1.6 79.7 1.3
  Small metro 73.0 2.3 63.5 3.6 73.9 3.1 75.9 2.4
Nonmetropolitan 78.5 1.1 75.6 2.3 77.9 1.4 80.7 1.5
  Micropolitan 76.4 1.5 71.9 3.0 76.1 1.8 79.1 2.0
  Noncore 82.7 2.0 81.9 3.0 81.6 2.9 84.2 2.8
Language spoken most often at home English 76.4 0.6 74.2 1.1 75.9 0.8 77.3 0.7
Other 52.0 1.4 49.2 1.7 53.1 2.3 55.4 2.8
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 72.4 0.7 63.6 1.2 72.5 0.8 75.0 0.7
Fair/poor 83.0 0.7 80.2 1.2 83.6 1.1 85.1 1.5
Activity limitations,c age 18 and over Basic activities 86.6 0.7 86.2 1.2 87.6 1.3 86.0 1.4
Complex activities 86.0 0.9 85.8 1.6 86.4 1.5 85.8 1.6
Neither basic nor complex activities 71.7 0.7 62.0 1.2 71.6 0.9 74.8 0.7

a People 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, 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.

DSU - 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.

 

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