Table 147a: Race - Outpatient visits where patient was seen before in clinic or practice, by race, United States, 1999-2000^a

	Total		White		Black		API		AI/AN
Population group	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total	85.6	0.4	85.7	0.4	85.7	0.9	85.1	1.7	77.1	3.7
Age
0-17	85.5	0.8	85.4	0.8	86.5	1.7	86.4	2.9	70.2	8.4
18-44	81.5	0.6	81.8	0.6	80.1	1.7	79.1	2.7	62.4	8.1
45-64	86.1	0.5	85.8	0.5	88.5	1.1	86.4	1.9	87.9	4.5
65 and over	90.4	0.4	90.3	0.4	90.1	1.0	91.6	1.8	95.4	2.2
Gender
Male	86.7	0.4	86.6	0.4	87.1	0.9	86.3	1.8	82.2	4.1
Female	84.1	0.5	84.3	0.5	83.6	1.3	83.3	2.1	72.2	5.2
Payment source
Private	85.4	0.4	85.5	0.4	84.2	1.2	85.7	2.2	79.5	5.2
Medicare	91.6	0.4	91.7	0.4	90.5	1.0	91.7	2.5	87.2	6.0
Medicaid	88.3	0.7	87.3	0.7	91.2	1.1	90.8	2.7	64.1	9.6
Uninsured	80.4	1.2	80.7	1.3	83.0	2.2	66.5	4.9	*	*
Residence location
Urban (MSA)	84.8	0.4	84.8	0.4	85.0	0.9	85.0	1.8	75.8	4.6
Rural (Non-MSA)	89.4	0.9	89.3	1.0	90.6	1.8	90.9	2.2	80.6	5.7

^aThe NAMCS/NHAMCS question is "Has patient been seen in this clinic before?" or "Have you or anyone in your practice/department seen patient before?" 1) Yes, established patient; 2) No, new patient.

*Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Key: API: Asian or Pacific Islander; AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; SE: Standard error; MSA: Metropolitan Statistical Area

Note: The population categories used in this table are as reported from the source of the data (see below).

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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