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Tracking Report No. 11
Supplementary Table 3
Access to Medical Care Among Uninsured Nonelderly Blacks, Latinos and Whites, 1997-2003 |
|
1997
|
1999
|
2001
|
2003
|
|
| Regular Health Care Provider |
|
|
|
|
| Black |
38.1%
|
40.8%
|
35.9%
|
41.8%
|
| Latino |
34.9
|
34.6
|
31.1
|
34.0
|
| White |
54.8
|
52.2
|
51.3
|
50.8
|
| Doctor Visit in the Last Year | ||||
| Black |
53.2
|
55.9
|
47.1*
|
48.0
|
| Latino |
38.0
|
42.5
|
35.7*
|
38.5
|
| White |
57.2
|
55.3
|
53.3
|
50.3#
|
| Proportion of Doctor Visits in the Emergency Room |
|
|
||
| Black |
12.4
|
13.3
|
12.7
|
9.4#
|
| Latino |
6.6
|
6.8
|
9.6*
|
7.3
|
| White |
11.5
|
11.7
|
12.0
|
12.0
|
| Last Doctor Visit with a Specialist |
|
|
|
|
| Black |
27.3
|
21.7
|
33.6*
|
21.1*
|
| Latino |
25.8
|
28.4
|
25.2
|
24.3
|
| White |
25.5
|
24.8
|
26.5
|
29.9
|
| * Change from previous survey is statistically significant
at p <.05. # Change from 1997 to 2003 is statistically significant at p <.05. Note: Bold text shows statistically significant differences from whites. Source: Community Tracking Study Household Survey |
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