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Increase the proportion of persons who have a specific source of ongoing care.

Target and baseline:

Objective

Increase in Specific Source of Ongoing Care

1998
Baseline*

2010
Target

Percent

1-4a.

All ages

87

96

1-4b.

Children and youth aged 17 years and under

93

97

1-4c.

Adults aged 18 years and older

85

96

*Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.

Target setting method: Better than the best.

Data source: National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC, NCHS.

Population by Age Group, 1998
(unless noted)

Specific Source of Ongoing Care

1-4a.
All Ages

1-4b.
Aged 17 Years and
Under

1-4c.
Aged 18 Years and Older

Percent

TOTAL

87

93

85

Race and ethnicity

American Indian or Alaska Native

82

89

79

Asian or Pacific Islander

84

89

81

Asian

84

89

82

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander

83

90

82

Black or African American

86

91

84

White

88

95

86

 

Hispanic or Latino

79

86

76

Cuban

86

95

82

Mexican American

75

83

72

Puerto Rican

86

90

85

Not Hispanic or Latino

89

95

87

Black or African American

86

91

85

White

89

96

87

 

Female

91

93

90

Male

84

94

81

Family income level

Poor

80

88

77

Near Poor

82

90

79

Middle/high income

91

97

88

Geographic location

Urban

87

93

85

Rural

89

95

87

Disability status

disabilities

89 (1997)

95 (1997)

86 (1997)

Persons without disabilities

86 (1997)

93 (1997)

84(1997)

Sexual orientation

DNC

DNC

DNC

Select populations

Age groups

10 to 24 years

DNA

NA

NA

10 to 17 years

91 (1997)

NA

NA

18 to 24 years

72 (1997)

NA

NA

DNA = Data have not been analyzed. DNC = Data are not collected. DSU = Data are statistically unreliable. NA = Not applicable.
Note: Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.