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Table 213a: Outpatient visits where physician spent more than 30 minutes with patient, 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	16.1	0.7	16.3	0.7	15.6	1.0	15.0	2.5	18.0	4.6	*	*

Age
0-17	10.9	1.0	10.6	0.9	11.7	1.7	13.2	3.0	*	*	*	*
18-44	16.5	0.8	16.7	0.8	15.0	1.3	13.8	2.3	*	*	*	*
45-64	19.1	0.9	19.5	1.0	17.3	1.6	15.7	3.9	*	*	*	*
65 and over	16.8	0.8	16.6	0.9	18.6	1.9	17.8	4.7	*	*	*	*

Gender
Female	16.3	0.7	16.4	0.8	15.5	1.3	15.3	2.9	*	*	*	*
Male	16.0	0.7	16.0	0.7	15.7	1.2	14.5	2.9	25.5	6.5	*	*

Payment source
Private	15.5	0.7	15.6	0.7	15.7	1.2	13.9	2.3	*	*	*	*
Medicare	17.0	0.9	16.9	0.9	17.9	1.9	16.1	3.7	*	*	*	*
Medicaid	12.3	0.9	11.5	0.9	13.6	1.6	*	*	*	*	*	*
Uninsured	24.1	2.0	25.4	2.2	17.0	3.3	17.8	3.6	*	*	*	*

Residence location
Urban (MSA)	16.9	0.7	17.1	0.7	16.2	1.1	15.1	2.5	18.8	5.3	*	*
Rural (Non-MSA)	12.5	1.5	12.6	1.6	9.8	2.3	*	*	*	*	*	*

^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 time spent with the physician was 30 minutes or more. All percentages were calculated using the weighted numbers. The NAMCS/NHAMCS question is "Time spent with physician in minutes?" Recoded to 30 or more minutes or less than 30 minutes.

^*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 213a: Outpatient visits where physician spent more than 30 minutes with patient, by race, United States, 2000-2001a

Table 213a: Outpatient visits where physician spent more than 30 minutes with patient, by race, United States, 2000-2001^a