Disparities Details by Age Group for 2016
AHS-3 : Persons with a usual primary care provider (percent)
This chart compares rates by population.
2020 Baseline (year):
76.3 (2007)
2020 Target:
83.9
Desired Direction:
↑ Increase Desired
Data Source: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), AHRQ
Error Bar (I) represents the 95% confidence interval.
Additional footnotes may apply to these data. Please refer to footnotes below the data table for further information.
See also Disparities Overview by Age Group for AHS-3
Error Bar (I) represents the 95% confidence interval.
Additional footnotes may apply to these data. Please refer to footnotes below the data table for further information.
See also Disparities Overview by Age Group for AHS-3
AHS-3 Increase the proportion of persons with a usual primary care provider
Persons with a usual primary care provider (percent)
2020 Baseline (year):
76.3 (2007)
2020 Target:
83.9
Desired Direction:
↑ Increase Desired
| Age Group | 2016 | Disparity |
|---|---|---|
| <18 years | 89.6 CI 88.5/90.7 SE 0.584 |
x 1.000 Best rate |
| 65 years and over | 89.3 CI 88.1/90.6 SE 0.647 |
x 1.003 CI 1.000/ 1.019 |
| 45-64 years | 78.8 CI 77.3/80.2 SE 0.754 |
x 1.138 CI 1.000/ 1.159 |
| 18-44 years | 60.6 CI 59.0/62.1 SE 0.780 |
x 1.480 CI 1.000/ 1.515 |
| Average group rate excluding best group rate |
76.2 ... SE 0.893 |
x 1.176 CI 1.000/ 1.202 |
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Data are subject to revision and may have changed since a previous release. Unless noted otherwise, any age-adjusted data are adjusted using the year 2000 standard population. Data are not available or not collected for populations not shown. CI: 95% confidence interval. |
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Summary measures of health disparities by Age Group — 2016
- The best group rate for this objective, 89.6%, was attained by persons aged <18 years.
- The worst group rate for this objective, 60.6%, was attained by persons aged 18-44 years.
- The absolute difference (or range) between the best and worst group rates was 29.1 percentage points.
- The best group rate was 1.480 times the worst group rate.
- The best group rate was 1.176 times the average rate for all other age groups (excluding the best), 76.2%.
Detailed measures of health disparities by Age Group — 2016
Persons aged <18 years achieved the best group rate for this objective, 89.6%.
The best group rate was:
- <1.1 times the rate among persons aged 65 years and over.
- 1.138 times the rate among persons aged 45-64 years.
- 1.480 times the rate among persons aged 18-44 years.
