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. 2003 Jun;38(3):809–829. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.00148

Table 1.

Access to Care among African American, Hispanic, and White Americans

Percent Reporting (Unweighted Sample Sizes§

Unmet Medical Needs No Regular Doctor at Usual Source Had No Doctor Visits Last Year
White 5.59 25.17 22.18
(64,411) (63790) (64,491)
African American 6.73** 33.53** 24.48*
(10,328) (10193) (10,344)
Hispanic 7.16** 41.26** 36.22**
(8,918) (8752) (8,939)

Source:Community Tracking Study 1996–1997 and 1998–1999 Household Surveys, nonelderly persons with either public or private insurance, excluding those in the military.

*

Significantly different from whites, p<0.05.

**

Significantly different from whites, p<0.01.

§

Percentages were weighted.