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IntroductionKey FindingsNational InsightsOverviewAccess to Health CareImmunizationsChronic Disease PreventionInequity InsightsAccess to Health Care: Dedicated Health Care ProviderImmunizations: Pneumococcal VaccinationChronic Disease Prevention: Colorectal Cancer ScreeningState Insights: OverallState Insights: Access to Health CareState Insights: ImmunizationsState Insights: Chronic Disease PreventionAppendix 1Appendix 2Footnotes
Access to health care and the uptake of preventive services varies among different groups of people within the United States. Three measures that illutrate the inequities among these prevention measures are a dedicated health care provider, pneumococcal vaccination, and colorectal cancer screening. Across each of these measures, the greatest inequities exist when comparing across race and ethnicity.
Approximately 188,000,000 US adults, or 76.7%, have a dedicated health care provider. However, inequities within that number exist across different groups of Americans.
Figures 8–11 display the percentage of adults who report having a dedicated health care provider by subpopulation. The dashed line indicates the national average. The values for each subpopulation group—as displayed in the bar charts—and an estimated number of adults impacted are available in Appendix 1.
Looking at subpopulation data among the adult population reveals the following insights:
- Among adults aged 25 and older with less than a high school education, 67.6% indicate having a dedicated health care provider compared with 79.2% of adults with a high school degree, 81.6% of adults with some college, and 85.0% of college graduates.
Figure 8: Percentage of Adults Who Have a Dedicated Health Care Provider by Education Level, United States, 2014
Figure 9: Percentage of Adults Who Have a Dedicated Health Care Provider by Age Group, United States, 2014
- Among adults aged 18 to 44, 64.3% report having a dedicated health care provider compared with 85.1% of adults aged 45 to 64 and 94.3% of adults aged 65 years and older.
- Among adults aged 25 and older with an income less than $25,000 annually, 71.0% indicate having a dedicated health care provider compared with 78.9% of adults making $25,000 to $49,999, 83.4% making $50,000 to $74,999, and 87.0% making $75,000 or more.
- Among Hispanic adults, 59.2% report having a dedicated health care provider compared with 76.5% of non-Hispanic blacks and 82.1% of non-Hispanic whites.
- Among adults, 71.6% of males report having a dedicated health care provider compared with 82.4% of females.
FIGURE 10 Percentage of Adults Who Have a Dedicated Health Care Provider by Income Level, United States, 2014
Figure 11: Percentage of Adults Who Have a Dedicated Health Care Provider by Race/Ethnicity and Gender, United States, 2014