Table 155a: Race - Outpatient visits where patient was referred to another physician, 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	4.8	0.2	4.7	0.2	5.7	0.5	5.1	0.7	*	*
Age
0-17	4.1	0.3	4.1	0.4	4.6	0.8	*	*	*	*
18-44	5.0	0.3	4.8	0.3	6.0	0.7	4.9	1.0	*	*
45-64	5.6	0.4	5.4	0.4	6.8	0.9	*	*	*	*
65 and over	4.3	0.3	4.2	0.3	5.0	0.8	7.3	1.7	*	*
Gender
Male	5.1	0.3	5.0	0.3	6.1	0.7	4.8	0.9	*	*
Female	4.6	0.2	4.4	0.2	5.4	0.5	5.3	0.9	*	*
Payment source
Private	5.0	0.2	4.9	0.3	5.5	0.6	4.3	0.7	*	*
Medicare	4.0	0.2	3.9	0.2	4.8	0.9	8.3	2.4	*	*
Medicaid	5.0	0.4	4.6	0.5	5.9	0.8	*	*	*	*
Uninsured	4.1	0.5	3.9	0.5	6.4	1.6	*	*	*	*
Residence location
Urban (MSA)	4.8	0.2	4.7	0.2	6.0	0.5	5.1	0.7	*	*
Rural (Non-MSA)	4.6	0.4	4.7	0.4	3.7	0.9	*	*	*	*

^aThe NAMCS/NHAMCS question is "Visit disposition?" 5. Referred to other physician.

*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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