Table 1.

Demographic Characteristics of American Adults Who Have a Usual Source of Care

Demographic CharacteristicsPatients with a Usual Source of Care (weighted %)*P†
Total Adults in US78.3
Sex
    Male73.2<.0001
    Female83.0
Age (years)
    18–2465.1<.0001
    25–4470.5
    45–6485.1
    ≥6594.0
Race
    White79.3<.0001
    Black74.3
    American Indian74.4
    Asian69.9
    Native Hawaiian77.5
    Multiple Races72.9
Ethnicity
    Hispanic59.9<.0001
    Non-Hispanic80.8
Family income
    Poor70.0<.0001
    Near poor71.5
    Low income72.0
    Middle income77.7
    High income83.4
Completed high school
    Yes79.5<.0001
    No73.2
Geographic residence
    Northeast85.6<.0001
    Midwest81.4
    South74.9
    West74.2
Residence location
    Metropolitan atatistical area77.5<.001
    Non-metropolitan statistical area81.8
Health Insurance
    Any private82.5<.0001
    Public85.8
    Uninsured46.7

  • Data Source: 2002 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

  • * Unweighted N = 25,851. Note that percentages have been rounded to nearest tenth.

  • † P in the χ2 analysis for overall differences between subcategories of each demographic characteristic.