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Supplementary Table 6
Access to Physicians Among Persons Less Than Age 65
|
1997
|
1999
|
2001
|
|
| Percent with a usual source of care | |||
| Medicaid enrollees |
92.9
|
90.4*
|
90.6#
|
| Uninsured |
68.6
|
66.0*
|
64.2#
|
| Privately insured |
91.5
|
89.7*
|
90.2#
|
| Percent with a regular physician1 | |||
| Medicaid enrollees |
73.9
|
75.1
|
77.8#
|
| Uninsured |
66.2
|
65.6
|
63.5
|
| Privately insured | 81.6 | 80.6* | 81.0 |
| Percent who changed their usual source of care in previous year1 | |||
| Medicaid enrollees | 16.7 | 15.4 | 16.5 |
| Uninsured | 12.0 | 11.6 | 10.8 |
| Privately insured | 13.4 | 13.0 | 12.3# |
| Percent with a physician visit | |||
| Medicaid enrollees | 83.9 | 83.9 | 83.3 |
| Uninsured | 51.5 | 51.5 | 46.6*# |
| Privately insured | 79.2 | 80.5 | 80.6# |
* Difference with previous round is statistically significant at p<.05.
# Difference with 1997 is statistically significant at p<.05.
1 Estimates restricted to persons with a usual source of care.
Source: HSC Community Tracking Study Physician Survey, 1996-97, 1998-99 and
2000-01.
