Table 2. Race/Ethnicity and Primary Care Access and Services Among Adults With Chronic Conditions
Primary Care AttributesSample (n)*Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic WhiteNon-Hispanic BlackHispanicNon-Hispanic Asian
Access
    Have USC113,314,477
        No168811.9 (0.6)17.9 (1.0)21.6 (1.2)17.4 (2.3)
        Yes884788.1 (0.6)82.1 (1.0)78.4 (1.2)82.6 (2.3)
    Type of USC97,611,079
        Facility432344.6 (1.5)51.1 (1.5)56.5 (2.1)42.9 (3.7)
        Person/Person in facility452455.4 (1.5)48.9 (1.5)43.5 (2.1)57.1 (3.7)
    USC specialty52,313,127
        Primary care419692.5 (0.7)93 (1.1)92.9 (1.6)97.2 (1.1)
        Other3287.5 (0.7)7 (1.1)7.1 (1.6)2.8 (1.1)
    USC location97,575,176
        Office703186 (0.9)77.3 (1.4)69 (2.1)79.9 (2.5)
        Hospital181314 (0.9)22.7 (1.4)31 (2.1)20.1 (2.5)
    Difficulty in contacting USC by phone94,131,693
        Not very difficult810095.4 (0.4)95.0 (0.7)94.2 (0.7)95.3 (1.4)
        Very difficult4284.6 (0.4)5.0 (0.7)5.8 (0.7)4.7 (1.4)
    USC has office hours nights/weekends87,156,665
        No503265.7 (1.3)65.3 (1.7)60.1 (1.9)47.6 (3.5)
        Yes287334.3 (1.3)34.7 (1.7)39.9 (1.9)52.4 (3.5)
    How long it takes to get to USC97,487,270
        ≤30 minutes779989 (0.7)87.5 (1.2)89.6 (1)88.1 (2.1)
        >30 minutes102911 (0.7)12.5 (1.2)10.4 (1)11.9 (2.1)
    How difficult it is to get to USC97,457,495
        Difficulty6005.9 (0.5)6.8 (0.7)7.1 (0.8)6.7 (1.5)
        Not difficult823394.1 (0.5)93.2 (0.7)92.9 (0.8)93.3 (1.5)
Services
    Go to USC for preventive health care97,563,540
        No2032.3 (0.3)2.4 (0.4)2.4 (0.5)1.3 (0.5)
        Yes863497.7 (0.3)97.6 (0.4)97.6 (0.5)98.7 (0.5)
    Go to USC for referrals97,512,933
        No2182.5 (0.3)2.1 (0.4)3.1 (0.6)3.9 (1.6)
        Yes861297.5 (0.3)97.9 (0.4)96.9 (0.6)96.1 (1.6)
    USC provider asks about other treatments94,279,152
        No144416.0 (0.8)14.4 (1.0)20.6 (1.9)19.2 (2.5)
        Yes708984.0 (0.8)85.6 (1.0)79.4 (1.9)80.8 (2.5)
    USC provider listens88,642,483
        No730.5 (0.1)1.8 (0.4)0.9 (0.3)0.9 (0.5)
        Yes780399.5 (0.1)98.2 (0.4)99.1 (0.3)99.1 (0.5)
  • Data are % (standard error) unless otherwise indicated.

  • * Bold values indicate total weighted sample.

  • P < .001, based on χ2 tests of the differences between those with and without chronic conditions.

  • P < .01 based on χ2 tests of the differences between those with and without chronic conditions.

  • USC, usual source of care.