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Tracking Report No. 11
Supplementary Table 2
Access to Medical Care Among Insured Nonelderly Blacks, Latinos and Whites, 1997-2003 |
|
1997
|
1999
|
2001
|
2003
|
|
| Regular Health Care Provider |
|
|
|
|
| Black |
70.4%
|
71.2%
|
70.8%
|
71.6%
|
| Latino |
72.2
|
66.2*
|
66.8
|
66.0#
|
| White |
77.7
|
76.4*
|
78.1*
|
79.5*#
|
| Doctor Visit in the Last Year | ||||
| Black |
79.9
|
82.4*
|
80.3
|
80.1
|
| Latino |
74.3
|
76.2
|
74.7
|
74.8
|
| White |
80.5
|
81.5*
|
82.3*
|
82.6#
|
| Proportion of Doctor Visits in the Emergency Room |
|
|
||
| Black |
9.9
|
10.1
|
8.8*
|
9.1
|
| Latino |
7.8
|
6.8
|
7.0
|
9.0*
|
| White |
6.1
|
6.2
|
5.9
|
5.4*#
|
| Last Doctor Visit with a Specialist |
|
|
|
|
| Black |
25.8
|
23.6
|
23.2
|
19.6*#
|
| Latino |
22.5
|
24.2
|
22.8
|
24.3
|
| White |
27.7
|
28.0
|
27.8
|
27.3
|
| * 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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