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Table 208a: Outpatient visits where patient was seen by patient's primary care provider, by race, United States, 2000-2001^a

	Total		White		Black		API		AI/AN		>1 Race
Population group	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE

Total	48.5	1.1	48.0	1.2	48.8	2.4	57.7	4.5	38.4	7.8	64.1	5.1

Age
0-17	69.0	1.6	69.2	1.6	65.1	3.5	73.5	3.8	*	*	78.3	6.0
18-44	40.0	1.3	40.0	1.4	36.1	2.9	49.0	5.7	*	*	*	*
45-64	43.0	1.5	42.3	1.5	47.0	3.3	51.6	7.8	*	*	*	*
65 and over	47.7	1.8	46.9	1.9	52.9	3.2	59.1	6.4	*	*	*	*

Gender
Female	47.1	1.2	46.8	1.2	46.9	2.5	54.4	4.9	42.6	9.1	64.1	6.4
Male	50.4	1.2	49.8	1.3	52.0	2.5	62.0	4.4	*	*	64.0	8.1

Payment source
Private	49.6	1.1	49.3	1.2	47.8	2.6	58.7	4.6	*	*	72.1	6.3
Medicare	47.5	2.0	46.9	2.1	52.6	3.6	54.4	9.0	*	*	*	*
Medicaid	56.5	2.3	56.2	2.5	54.6	4.2	67.9	6.3	*	*	61.0	11.2
Uninsured	35.2	2.7	34.3	2.9	39.9	5.1	39.6	5.8	*	*	*	*

Residence location
Urban (MSA)	46.1	1.2	45.4	1.3	46.9	2.5	57.8	4.9	39.5	10.0	64.6	5.6
Rural (Non-MSA)	60.3	3.0	60.0	2.9	67.3	6.5	56.0	15.9	*	*	*	*

^aPercentages presented in this table are based on the total number of visits for the variable of interest. For example, Total percent is the percent of total NAMCS/NHAMCS OPD visits where the physician was the patient's primary care physician. All percentages were calculated using the weighted numbers. The NAMCS/NHAMCS question is "Are you the patient's primary care physician?" 1) Yes.

^*Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Key: API: Asian or Pacific Islander; AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; SE: Standard error; MSA: Metropolitan Statistical Area

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey and National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey.

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Table 208a: Outpatient visits where patient was seen by patient's primary care provider, by race, United States, 2000-2001a

Table 208a: Outpatient visits where patient was seen by patient's primary care provider, by race, United States, 2000-2001^a