Percentages of persons under age 65 with a usual place of medical care by state, 2010 and 2011

Download PDF Version [140 KB]

Table 1. Percentages of persons under age 65 with a usual place of medical care, by health insurance status, year, and state: United States, 2010 and 2011

Table 2. Percentages of persons under age 65 with a usual place of medical care, by poverty status, year, and state: United States, 2010 and 2011

Table 1a. Percentages of persons under age 65 with a usual place of medical care, by health insurance status and state: United States, 2010

		Health insurance coverage status
State	All persons	Private coverage1	Employer-based private coverage2	Medicaid/CHIP3	Uninsured4
	Percent (standard error)
All states	83.9 (0.30)	91.2 (0.29)	91.5 (0.29)	92.6 (0.41)	48.0 (0.89)
Alabama	81.4 (2.28)	91.1 (2.13)	90.8 (2.24)	†	†
Alaska	†	†	†	†	†
Arizona	77.8 (2.08)	88.0 (2.38)	88.5 (2.41)	*91.7 (2.63)	40.3 (4.79)
Arkansas	80.6 (3.05)	†	†	†	†
California	81.8 (0.84)	92.6 (0.72)	93.5 (0.73)	90.1 (1.14)	40.2 (2.00)
Colorado	85.3 (1.96)	91.1 (1.93)	91.5 (1.98)	†	†
Connecticut	90.0 (2.17)	*93.4 (2.26)	*93.9 (2.19)	†	†
Delaware	†	†	†	†	†
District of Columbia	†	†	†	†	†
Florida	78.6 (1.23)	91.0 (1.19)	91.9 (1.07)	91.9 (1.77)	41.8 (2.61)
Georgia	82.6 (1.36)	93.5 (1.30)	93.7 (1.29)	92.5 (1.62)	45.0 (4.20)
Hawaii	*91.3 (2.88)	†	†	†	†
Idaho	†	†	†	†	†
Illinois	86.1 (1.29)	89.6 (1.58)	90.1 (1.61)	94.9 (1.38)	59.8 (4.51)
Indiana	86.5 (1.80)	90.4 (1.99)	90.9 (1.98)	†	†
Iowa	90.8 (2.07)	92.9 (2.05)	92.7 (2.12)	†	†
Kansas	90.1 (2.16)	*92.9 (2.32)	*92.9 (2.36)	†	†
Kentucky	82.4 (2.50)	86.6 (2.95)	86.2 (3.07)	†	†
Louisiana	80.6 (2.47)	87.2 (3.02)	86.6 (3.18)	†	†
Maine	†	†	†	†	†
Maryland	86.5 (2.00)	93.7 (1.75)	*94.8 (1.64)	†	†
Massachusetts	93.6 (1.40)	*96.7 (1.23)	*96.8 (1.21)	†	†
Michigan	84.9 (1.35)	91.2 (1.17)	91.4 (1.25)	90.7 (2.56)	†
Minnesota	90.3 (1.59)	92.8 (1.61)	93.1 (1.60)	†	†
Mississippi	79.1 (3.19)	†	†	†	†
Missouri	85.9 (1.97)	90.1 (2.11)	89.3 (2.28)	†	†
Montana	†	†	†	†	†
Nebraska	89.7 (2.97)	†	†	†	†
Nevada	69.6 (3.72)	†	†	†	†
New Hampshire	†	†	†	†	†
New Jersey	86.4 (1.55)	93.2 (1.42)	92.9 (1.48)	*92.4 (2.56)	†
New Mexico	83.1 (3.60)	†	†	†	†
New York	89.3 (1.13)	94.5 (1.13)	94.8 (1.15)	*96.3 (1.27)	51.5 (4.74)
North Carolina	83.7 (1.50)	91.3 (1.49)	90.9 (1.67)	*96.8 (1.63)	46.0 (4.40)
North Dakota	†	†	†	†	†
Ohio	84.6 (1.48)	89.4 (1.59)	89.1 (1.58)	91.1 (1.88)	49.3 (5.23)
Oklahoma	77.9 (3.41)	†	†	†	†
Oregon	80.9 (2.92)	86.9 (3.06)	87.0 (3.20)	†	†
Pennsylvania	86.2 (1.36)	92.8 (1.38)	93.1 (1.33)	*94.3 (1.74)	†
Rhode Island	†	†	†	†	†
South Carolina	76.0 (2.81)	85.3 (3.27)	84.6 (3.59)	†	†
South Dakota	†	†	†	†	†
Tennessee	83.8 (2.14)	90.8 (2.15)	91.8 (2.10)	†	†
Texas	78.5 (1.09)	88.5 (1.17)	89.2 (1.16)	90.9 (1.94)	45.9 (2.24)
Utah	80.8 (3.54)	83.4 (3.95)	†	†	†
Vermont	†	†	†	†	†
Virginia	89.3 (1.54)	95.0 (1.29)	95.3 (1.27)	†	†
Washington	84.4 (1.77)	90.3 (1.83)	90.7 (1.86)	†	†
West Virginia	†	†	†	†	†
Wisconsin	88.8 (1.76)	93.8 (1.63)	94.4 (1.58)	†	†
Wyoming	†	†	†	†	†

Table 1b. Percentages of persons under age 65 with a usual place of medical care, by health insurance status and state: United States, 2011

		Health insurance coverage status
State	All persons	Private coverage1	Employer-based private coverage2	Medicaid/CHIP3	Uninsured4
	Percent (standard error)
All states	85.4 (0.26)	92.5 (0.23)	92.7 (0.24)	93.1 (0.39)	49.9 (0.83)
Alabama	84.8 (2.00)	92.4 (1.82)	92.2 (1.96)	*93.1 (2.71)	†
Alaska	†	†	†	†	†
Arizona	81.3 (2.09)	88.4 (2.19)	88.0 (2.35)	*90.7 (2.91)	47.1 (5.22)
Arkansas	87.7 (2.06)	92.7 (2.08)	*92.5 (2.28)	†	†
California	82.3 (0.71)	93.7 (0.60)	94.5 (0.56)	91.9 (1.08)	42.2 (1.90)
Colorado	84.8 (1.77)	91.2 (1.59)	91.9 (1.63)	†	56.2 (5.01)
Connecticut	92.1 (1.67)	*95.5 (1.40)	*96.0 (1.38)	†	†
Delaware	†	†	†	†	†
District of Columbia	†	†	†	†	†
Florida	80.3 (1.19)	91.8 (1.24)	91.8 (1.32)	91.9 (1.98)	42.2 (2.78)
Georgia	85.8 (1.55)	95.9 (0.78)	95.7 (0.79)	*95.7 (2.02)	48.9 (4.70)
Hawaii	89.6 (2.62)	*92.0 (2.42)	*91.5 (2.56)	†	†
Idaho	82.7 (3.33)	89.3 (3.02)	†	†	†
Illinois	84.5 (1.36)	89.1 (1.31)	88.8 (1.42)	93.9 (1.67)	51.2 (3.95)
Indiana	89.8 (1.64)	94.5 (1.38)	94.9 (1.38)	†	†
Iowa	90.9 (1.65)	94.5 (1.33)	95.0 (1.35)	†	†
Kansas	86.2 (2.12)	93.2 (1.70)	93.1 (1.77)	†	†
Kentucky	84.7 (2.21)	89.4 (2.16)	89.0 (2.31)	†	†
Louisiana	86.9 (1.88)	94.2 (1.55)	94.6 (1.59)	*89.1 (3.35)	†
Maine	*91.1 (2.90)	†	†	†	†
Maryland	91.4 (1.51)	*97.2 (0.96)	*97.0 (1.05)	†	†
Massachusetts	91.4 (1.50)	93.7 (1.38)	94.6 (1.32)	*95.8 (2.07)	†
Michigan	86.2 (1.37)	92.5 (1.40)	93.0 (1.50)	91.0 (2.33)	†
Minnesota	89.2 (1.49)	91.9 (1.39)	92.2 (1.42)	*95.0 (2.39)	†
Mississippi	85.2 (2.52)	*93.3 (2.27)	*93.9 (2.29)	†	†
Missouri	83.9 (1.88)	90.7 (1.64)	91.2 (1.68)	†	†
Montana	89.7 (3.10)	†	†	†	†
Nebraska	*93.4 (2.02)	*93.4 (2.12)	*93.9 (2.18)	†	†
Nevada	71.1 (2.87)	85.1 (2.72)	85.3 (2.86)	†	†
New Hampshire	87.8 (3.55)	†	†	†	†
New Jersey	90.7 (1.42)	95.2 (1.22)	95.1 (1.27)	*95.9 (1.72)	†
New Mexico	82.6 (2.65)	89.8 (2.93)	†	†	†
New York	90.1 (1.01)	96.8 (0.64)	97.0 (0.56)	95.0 (1.13)	48.0 (4.54)
North Carolina	85.5 (1.66)	93.7 (1.40)	92.9 (1.58)	*95.1 (2.06)	52.2 (4.74)
North Dakota	87.2 (3.87)	†	†	†	†
Ohio	87.8 (1.32)	92.9 (1.13)	93.0 (1.17)	90.4 (2.75)	†
Oklahoma	82.7 (2.24)	91.0 (2.16)	90.5 (2.30)	†	`
Oregon	81.1 (2.27)	91.2 (1.83)	91.5 (1.84)	†	†
Pennsylvania	87.4 (1.45)	93.4 (1.13)	93.3 (1.19)	*96.5 (1.39)	47.0 (4.95)
Rhode Island	†	†	†	†	†
South Carolina	84.8 (1.94)	92.4 (1.69)	93.2 (1.72)	†	57.2 (5.24)
South Dakota	†	†	†	†	†
Tennessee	85.2 (2.09)	89.5 (2.09)	89.7 (2.16)	†	†
Texas	79.3 (1.01)	88.2 (1.04)	88.0 (1.11)	91.5 (1.61)	47.6 (2.27)
Utah	88.8 (2.50)	89.3 (2.66)	88.7 (2.80)	†	†
Vermont	†	†	†	†	†
Virginia	86.7 (1.71)	93.2 (1.38)	93.5 (1.39)	†	†
Washington	87.1 (1.69)	91.5 (1.61)	91.3 (1.71)	†	†
West Virginia	83.7 (2.81)	*92.5 (2.30)	*92.4 (2.42)	†	†
Wisconsin	91.6 (1.54)	95.4 (1.26)	95.7 (1.26)	†	†
Wyoming	†	†	†	†	†

† Estimate does not have sufficient sample size or estimate has a relative standard error greater than 50% and is not shown.

* Estimate has complement that has a relative standard error of greater than 30%. The complement does not meet the standards of reliability or precision and should be used with caution.

¹Refers to any comprehensive private insurance plan (including health maintenance and preferred provider organizations). These plans include those obtained through an employer, purchased directly, or purchased through local or community programs. Private coverage excludes plans that pay for only one type of service, such as accidents or dental care. A small number of persons were covered by both private and Medicaid/CHIP and were included in both categories.

²Refers to private insurance originally obtained through a present or former employer, union, or professional association.

³Includes other state-sponsored plans. A small number of persons were covered by both private and Medicaid or CHIP and were included in both categories.

⁴Includes persons without private health insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, state-sponsored or other government-sponsored health plan, or military plan. A person was also defined as uninsured if he or she had only Indian Health Service coverage or had only a private plan that paid for one type of service, such as accidents or dental care.

NOTES: Usual place of medical care is based on a survey question that asked, "Is there a place that you usually go to when you are sick or need advice about your health?" and if there was at least one such place, a follow-up question was asked: "What kind of place [is it/do you go to most often]—a clinic, a doctor's office, an emergency room, or some other place?" The choices for this second question were: "clinic or health center," "doctor's office or HMO," "hospital emergency room," "hospital outpatient department," "some other place," or "doesn't go to one place most often." Persons who indicated a hospital emergency room as their usual place of medical care were excluded.

SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2010–2011, Family Core, Sample Adult, and Sample Child components.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT: This table was produced by Robin A. Cohen of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Health Interview Statistics.

Table 2a. Percentages of persons under age 65 with a usual place of medical care, by poverty status and state: United States, 2010

		Poverty status1
State	All persons	Less than 139% FPL2	139%-250% FPL2	Greater than 250%-400% FPL2	Greater than 400% FPL2
	Percent (standard error)
All states	83.9 (0.30)	75.5 (0.63)	79.6 (0.63)	85.5 (0.56)	91.2 (0.38)
Alabama	81.4 (2.28)	66.3 (5.23)	†	†	†
Alaska	†	†	†	†	†
Arizona	77.8 (2.08)	74.1 (4.14)	79.1 (4.29)	†	†
Arkansas	80.6 (3.05)	†	†	†	†
California	81.8 (0.84)	73.3 (1.52)	76.8 (1.84)	83.3 (1.80)	90.1 (1.11)
Colorado	85.3 (1.96)	†	†	†	*93.0 (2.43)
Connecticut	90.0 (2.17)	†	†	†	†
Delaware	†	†	†	†	†
District of Columbia	†	†	†	†	†
Florida	78.6 (1.23)	68.4 (2.59)	71.9 (2.99)	81.2 (2.81)	91.2 (1.30)
Georgia	82.6 (1.36)	68.5 (3.42)	75.8 (2.80)	90.4 (2.09)	94.8 (1.49)
Hawaii	*91.3 (2.88)	†	†	†	†
Idaho	†	†	†	†	†
Illinois	86.1 (1.29)	80.9 (2.56)	85.5 (2.64)	87.4 (2.90)	89.1 (2.32)
Indiana	86.5 (1.80)	83.0 (3.74)	83.6 (3.95)	*88.5 (3.64)	†
Iowa	90.8 (2.07)	†	†	†	†
Kansas	90.1 (2.16)	†	†	†	†
Kentucky	82.4 (2.50)	†	†	†	†
Louisiana	80.6 (2.47)	79.0 (4.81)	†	†	†
Maine	†	†	†	†	†
Maryland	86.5 (2.00)	†	†	†	*93.4 (2.51)
Massachusetts	93.6 (1.40)	†	†	†	*97.2 (1.63)
Michigan	84.9 (1.35)	77.3 (2.73)	82.7 (3.04)	86.6 (2.99)	91.4 (1.86)
Minnesota	90.3 (1.59)	†	†	†	*92.5 (2.44)
Mississippi	79.1 (3.19)	†	†	†	†
Missouri	85.9 (1.97)	81.9 (4.11)	†	†	†
Montana	†	†	†	†	†
Nebraska	89.7 (2.97)	†	†	†	†
Nevada	69.6 (3.72)	†	†	†	†
New Hampshire	†	†	†	†	†
New Jersey	86.4 (1.55)	73.9 (3.76)	†	85.9 (3.42)	*93.7 (1.89)
New Mexico	83.1 (3.60)	†	†	†	†
New York	89.3 (1.13)	83.2 (2.71)	87.9 (2.83)	87.9 (2.63)	93.3 (1.15)
North Carolina	83.7 (1.50)	77.9 (3.36)	76.6 (3.96)	83.6 (3.21)	93.8 (1.53)
North Dakota	†	†	†	†	†
Ohio	84.6 (1.48)	82.3 (3.20)	82.6 (3.37)	82.9 (3.12)	88.9 (2.41)
Oklahoma	77.9 (3.41)	†	†	†	†
Oregon	80.9 (2.92)	†	†	†	†
Pennsylvania	86.2 (1.36)	76.0 (3.76)	84.4 (3.09)	86.1 (2.57)	92.5 (1.93)
Rhode Island	†	†	†	†	†
South Carolina	76.0 (2.81)	†	†	†	†
South Dakota	†	†	†	†	†
Tennessee	83.8 (2.14)	75.7 (4.70)	†	†	†
Texas	78.5 (1.09)	68.2 (2.00)	74.2 (2.15)	79.1 (2.17)	89.9 (1.47)
Utah	80.8 (3.54)	†	†	†	†
Vermont	†	†	†	†	†
Virginia	89.3 (1.54)	†	†	†	*92.9 (2.21)
Washington	84.4 (1.77)	79.3 (3.73)	77.4 (3.62)	†	90.1 (2.51)
West Virginia	†	†	†	†	†
Wisconsin	88.8 (1.76)	†	†	†	92.8 (2.49)
Wyoming	†	†	†	†	†

Table 2b. Percentages of persons under age 65 with a usual place of medical care, by poverty status and state: United States, 2011

		Poverty status1
State	All persons	Less than 139% FPL2	139%-250% FPL2	Greater than 250%-400% FPL2	Greater than 400% FPL2
	Percent (standard error)
All states	85.4 (0.26)	77.9 (0.52)	79.9 (0.65)	87.2 (0.55)	92.8 (0.30)
Alabama	84.8 (2.00)	74.6 (4.14)	†	†	†
Alaska	†	†	†	†	†
Arizona	81.3 (2.09)	77.5 (3.82)	†	†	88.0 (2.80)
Arkansas	87.7 (2.06)	82.0 (4.11)	†	†	†
California	82.3 (0.71)	75.5 (1.36)	73.7 (1.93)	84.8 (1.71)	91.8 (0.86)
Colorado	84.8 (1.77)	76.1 (3.58)	78.2 (4.49)	84.8 (3.84)	92.7 (2.05)
Connecticut	92.1 (1.67)	†	†	†	*94.9 (2.19)
Delaware	†	†	†	†	†
District of Columbia	†	†	†	†	†
Florida	80.3 (1.19)	70.5 (2.20)	76.2 (2.69)	82.8 (2.74)	91.2 (1.58)
Georgia	85.8 (1.55)	75.3 (3.38)	81.4 (3.50)	89.1 (3.03)	*95.9 (1.38)
Hawaii	89.6 (2.62)	†	†	†	†
Idaho	82.7 (3.33)	†	†	†	†
Illinois	84.5 (1.36)	78.9 (2.73)	79.2 (3.11)	85.2 (3.38)	89.1 (1.79)
Indiana	89.8 (1.64)	84.4 (3.36)	*92.0 (3.25)	*90.1 (3.52)	*94.5 (1.99)
Iowa	90.9 (1.65)	†	†	*92.3 (3.33)	*94.5 (2.10)
Kansas	86.2 (2.12)	†	†	†	94.2 (2.31)
Kentucky	84.7 (2.21)	79.0 (4.27)	†	†	†
Louisiana	86.9 (1.88)	77.0 (3.99)	†	†	*96.8 (1.58)
Maine	*91.1 (2.90)	†	†	†	†
Maryland	91.4 (1.51)	†	†	*93.2 (2.95)	*95.9 (1.72)
Massachusetts	91.4 (1.50)	85.2 (3.24)	†	†	*96.2 (1.64)
Michigan	86.2 (1.37)	80.6 (2.34)	82.7 (3.18)	89.2 (2.78)	90.7 (2.26)
Minnesota	89.2 (1.49)	85.0 (2.91)	†	88.6 (3.31)	91.7 (2.12)
Mississippi	85.2 (2.52)	†	†	†	†
Missouri	83.9 (1.88)	76.7 (3.68)	79.5 (4.56)	87.5 (3.68)	90.5 (2.41)
Montana	89.7 (3.10)	†	†	†	†
Nebraska	*93.4 (2.02)	†	†	†	†
Nevada	71.1 (2.87)	60.7 (5.26)	†	†	83.3 (3.78)
New Hampshire	87.8 (3.55)	†	†	†	†
New Jersey	90.7 (1.42)	80.4 (3.59)	82.1 (4.66)	93.8 (1.83)	95.4 (1.31)
New Mexico	82.6 (2.65)	75.0 (5.15)	†	†	†
New York	90.1 (1.01)	85.0 (2.12)	84.0 (2.75)	89.6 (2.19)	96.2 (1.08)
North Carolina	85.5 (1.66)	77.7 (3.35)	80.9 (4.11)	87.9 (3.35)	*96.2 (1.45)
North Dakota	87.2 (3.87)	†	†	†	†
Ohio	87.8 (1.32)	79.2 (3.49)	82.6 (3.06)	90.7 (2.15)	94.8 (1.26)
Oklahoma	82.7 (2.24)	76.9 (4.26)	†	†	†
Oregon	81.1 (2.27)	74.3 (4.32)	†	†	89.2 (2.88)
Pennsylvania	87.4 (1.45)	81.3 (2.68)	80.4 (4.42)	87.8 (2.52)	94.5 (1.42)
Rhode Island	†	†	†	†	†
South Carolina	84.8 (1.94)	72.9 (4.09)	†	*87.7 (3.86)	*93.6 (2.13)
South Dakota	†	†	†	†	†
Tennessee	85.2 (2.09)	83.1 (3.77)	†	†	*92.7 (2.46)
Texas	79.3 (1.01)	69.7 (1.55)	72.6 (2.33)	82.7 (2.45)	90.6 (1.25)
Utah	88.8 (2.50)	†	†	†	†
Vermont	†	†	†	†	†
Virginia	86.7 (1.71)	73.7 (3.76)	†	*91.2 (3.10)	*93.9 (1.93)
Washington	87.1 (1.69)	86.5 (2.93)	82.8 (4.20)	83.0 (4.11)	92.0 (2.19)
West Virginia	83.7 (2.81)	†	†	†	†
Wisconsin	91.6 (1.54)	84.5 (3.42)	†	†	*95.0 (1.94)
Wyoming	†	†	†	†	†

† Estimate does not have sufficient sample size or estimate has a relative standard error greater than 50% and is not shown.

* Estimate has complement that has a relative standard error of greater than 30%. The complement does not meet the standards of reliability or precision and should be used with caution.

¹Poverty status and percentage of poverty level are based on reported and imputed family income, family size, and the number of children in the family, and, for families with two or fewer adults, on the age of the adults in the family. Family income was imputed for approximately 20% persons using National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) imputed income files. Note that NHIS asks respondents about their personal earnings and family income for the previous calendar year. The poverty ratios in the 2010 and 2011 NHIS data files were calculated using the U.S. Census Bureau's poverty thresholds about 2009 and 2010 income.

²FPL is federal poverty level.

NOTES: Usual place of medical care is based on a survey question that asked, "Is there a place that you usually go to when you are sick or need advice about your health?" and if there was at least one such place, a follow-up question was asked: "What kind of place [is it/do you go to most often]—a clinic, a doctor's office, an emergency room, or some other place?" The choices for this second question were: "clinic or health center," "doctor's office or HMO," "hospital emergency room," "hospital outpatient department," "some other place," or "doesn't go to one place most often." Persons who indicated a hospital emergency room as their usual place of medical care were excluded.

SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey, 2010–2011, Family Core, Sample Adult, and Sample Child components.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT: This table was produced by Robin A. Cohen of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Health Interview Statistics.