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Table 215
Outpatient visits where patient was seen before in clinic or practicea, by race, United States, 2001-2002 |
| Population group |
Total |
Single race |
Multiple races |
|---|
| White |
Black |
Asian |
NHOPI |
AI/AN |
| Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
|
86.5 |
0.4 |
86.8 |
0.4 |
85.3 |
0.8 |
82.2 |
2.0 |
80.3 |
4.1 |
89.2 |
2.5 |
84.4 |
4.8 |
| Age |
0-17 |
87.9 |
0.6 |
88.2 |
0.6 |
87.4 |
1.1 |
85.4 |
4.1 |
81.0 |
5.3 |
78.1 |
8.2 |
84.5 |
7.3 |
| 18-44 |
81.5 |
0.6 |
81.8 |
0.6 |
79.6 |
1.3 |
77.4 |
2.6 |
83.8 |
5.8 |
85.5 |
4.2 |
81.0 |
10.1 |
| 45-64 |
86.7 |
0.5 |
87.0 |
0.5 |
86.0 |
1.4 |
81.2 |
2.3 |
71.4 |
10.2 |
94.2 |
3.2 |
* |
* |
| 65 and over |
90.8 |
0.4 |
90.9 |
0.5 |
90.7 |
1.3 |
86.1 |
3.2 |
86.3 |
6.1 |
96.7 |
1.8 |
* |
* |
| Gender |
Female |
87.1 |
0.4 |
87.4 |
0.4 |
85.7 |
1.0 |
84.0 |
1.8 |
79.9 |
4.5 |
89.7 |
3.1 |
90.7 |
4.4 |
| Male |
85.6 |
0.5 |
85.9 |
0.5 |
84.5 |
1.2 |
80.1 |
2.9 |
80.7 |
5.7 |
88.6 |
3.5 |
76.5 |
5.5 |
| Payment source |
Private |
85.6 |
0.4 |
85.9 |
0.5 |
83.3 |
1.1 |
83.4 |
2.2 |
81.0 |
4.0 |
86.5 |
4.3 |
84.9 |
6.4 |
| Medicare |
91.5 |
0.4 |
91.5 |
0.4 |
91.9 |
1.3 |
86.3 |
3.3 |
95.4 |
2.8 |
95.7 |
2.4 |
* |
* |
| Medicaid |
88.4 |
0.7 |
88.3 |
0.7 |
89.7 |
1.0 |
82.3 |
6.2 |
91.8 |
3.8 |
87.2 |
5.8 |
94.6 |
3.3 |
| Uninsured |
81.5 |
1.3 |
82.3 |
1.3 |
76.1 |
2.7 |
76.9 |
5.4 |
67.1 |
17.8 |
83.5 |
9.6 |
* |
* |
| Unknown |
76.2 |
3.2 |
77.2 |
3.0 |
75.5 |
4.8 |
63.6 |
9.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Location |
MSA |
85.8 |
0.4 |
86.2 |
0.4 |
84.8 |
0.9 |
81.8 |
2.1 |
79.5 |
4.3 |
89.4 |
3.0 |
83.7 |
5.2 |
| Non-MSA |
90.5 |
0.7 |
90.5 |
0.7 |
90.0 |
1.7 |
91.2 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
88.7 |
5.2 |
* |
* |
a Total percent is the percent of total NAMCS/NHAMCS outpatient department visits where the patient was seen before in hospital clinic or office-based practice.
* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Key: NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; MSA: Metropolitan Statistical Area; SE: Standard error.
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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