1-5

Baseline: 77 percent of the population had a usual primary care provider in 1996.

Total Population, 1996	1-5. Have a Usual Primary Care Provider	Provider Has Office Hours at Night or on Weekends*	Provider Usually Asks About Prescription Medications and Treatments by Other Doctors*
Total Population, 1996	Percent
TOTAL	77	37	59
Race and ethnicity
American Indian or Alaska Native	79	37	64
Asian or Pacific Islander	72	36	57
Asian	DNC	DNC	DNC
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander	DNC	DNC	DNC
Black or African American	74	34	60
White	77	37	59

Hispanic or Latino	64	32	52
Not Hispanic or Latino	78	37	60
Black or African American	74	34	60
White	79	38	60
Gender
Female	80	37	61
Male	73	36	57
Education level (aged 18 years and older)
Less than high school	69	24	53
High school graduate	74	32	58
At least some college	74	34	59
Geographic location
Within MSA	76	39	59
Outside MSA	78	29	60
Disability status
Persons with activity limitations	DNA	DNA	DNA
Persons without activity limitations	DNA	DNA	DNA

DNA = Data have not been analyzed. DNC = Data are not collected. DSU = Data are statistically unreliable. MSA = Metropolitan statistical area.
*Data for office hours, prescription medications, and treatments are displayed to further characterize the practices of primary care providers.


1-5.		Increase the proportion of persons with a usual primary care provider.