Interval since last physician contact, according to selected patient characteristics: United States, 1964, 1990, and 1995

[Data are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population]

Characteristic	Total	Less than 1 year			1 year- less than 2 years			2 years or more1
		1964	1990	1995	1964	1990	1995	1964	1990	1995
	Percent distribution2
Total3,4	100.0	66.9	78.2	79.5	14.0	10.1	9.5	19.1	11.7	11.0
Age
Under 15 years	100.0	68.4	82.9	84.9	14.8	10.7	9.7	16.7	6.4	5.4
Under 5 years	100.0	80.7	93.6	94.9	11.1	5.0	4.1	8.2	1.4	0.9
5-14 years	100.0	61.7	77.2	79.7	16.9	13.7	12.5	21.4	9.1	7.8
15-44 years	100.0	66.3	73.3	73.1	15.0	11.6	11.5	18.7	15.0	15.4
45-64 years	100.0	64.5	77.3	79.9	13.0	8.6	7.8	22.5	14.1	12.4
65 years and over	100.0	69.7	87.1	90.0	9.3	4.7	4.0	21.0	8.2	6.0
65-74 years	100.0	68.8	85.7	88.5	9.4	5.1	4.4	21.8	9.1	7.2
75 years and over	100.0	71.3	89.3	92.1	9.3	4.1	3.5	19.5	6.6	4.3
Characteristic	Total	Less than 1 year			1 year- less than 2 years			2 years or more1
		1964	1990	1995	1964	1990	1995	1964	1990	1995
Sex and age	Percent distribution2
Male3	100.0	63.5	73.3	74.6	15.0	11.3	10.7	21.5	15.4	14.7
Under 15 years	100.0	- - -	82.8	85.1	- - -	10.7	9.6	- - -	6.5	5.2
15-44 years	100.0	- - -	64.2	63.5	- - -	13.8	13.9	- - -	22.0	22.5
45-64 years	100.0	- - -	72.4	75.1	- - -	9.8	8.8	- - -	17.8	16.1
65-74 years	100.0	- - -	84.2	87.4	- - -	5.8	4.7	- - -	10.0	7.9
75 years and over	100.0	- - -	86.9	91.4	- - -	4.7	3.3	- - -	8.4	5.3
Female3	100.0	69.9	82.9	84.2	13.1	9.0	8.3	17.0	8.1	7.5
Under 15 years	100.0	- - -	83.0	84.6	- - -	10.7	9.7	- - -	6.4	5.7
15-44 years	100.0	- - -	82.1	82.3	- - -	9.5	9.2	- - -	8.3	8.5
45-64 years	100.0	- - -	81.9	84.3	- - -	7.6	6.8	- - -	10.6	8.9
65-74 years	100.0	- - -	86.9	89.3	- - -	4.6	4.2	- - -	8.4	6.6
75 years and over	100.0	- - -	90.7	92.6	- - -	3.7	3.7	- - -	5.6	3.7
Characteristic	Total	Less than 1 year			1 year- less than 2 years			2 years or more1
		1964	1990	1995	1964	1990	1995	1964	1990	1995
Race and age	Percent distribution2
White3	100.0	68.1	78.7	79.6	13.8	9.9	9.4	18.1	11.5	10.9
Under 15 years	100.0	- - -	83.6	85.0	- - -	10.3	9.5	- - -	6.1	5.4
15-44 years	100.0	- - -	73.9	73.2	- - -	11.4	11.5	- - -	14.8	15.3
45-64 years	100.0	- - -	77.3	79.6	- - -	8.7	7.8	- - -	14.1	12.5
65-74 years	100.0	- - -	86.0	88.6	- - -	5.0	4.4	- - -	9.0	7.0
75 years and over	100.0	- - -	89.3	92.1	- - -	4.2	3.6	- - -	6.5	4.3
Black3,5	100.0	58.3	77.5	80.6	15.1	11.0	9.7	26.6	11.6	9.6
Under 15 years	100.0	- - -	79.9	84.5	- - -	12.6	10.6	- - -	7.5	4.9
15-44 years	100.0	- - -	72.3	74.5	- - -	12.7	11.7	- - -	15.0	13.7
45-64 years	100.0	- - -	80.2	83.0	- - -	8.0	7.3	- - -	11.8	9.7
65-74 years	100.0	- - -	84.4	88.8	- - -	5.9	3.9	- - -	9.7	7.3
75 years and over	100.0	- - -	89.4	92.2	- - -	*3.4	*2.7	- - -	7.3	5.1
Characteristic	Total	Less than 1 year			1 year- less than 2 years			2 years or more1
		1964	1990	1995	1964	1990	1995	1964	1990	1995
Family income3,6	Percent distribution2
Less than $15,000	100.0	58.6	77.3	78.2	13.2	9.8	9.5	28.2	12.9	12.3
$15,000-$24,999	100.0	62.5	76.7	76.5	14.2	10.2	10.2	23.3	13.2	13.3
$25,000-$34,999	100.0	66.8	78.7	77.9	14.5	10.0	10.4	18.7	11.4	11.8
$35,000-$49,999	100.0	70.2	80.1	80.4	14.0	9.4	9.4	15.7	10.4	10.2
$50,000 or more	100.0	73.6	81.7	83.5	12.9	8.9	8.1	13.5	9.4	8.4
Characteristic	Total	Less than 1 year			1 year- less than 2 years			2 years or more1
		1964	1990	1995	1964	1990	1995	1964	1990	1995
Geographic region3	Percent distribution2
Northeast	100.0	68.0	81.6	83.4	14.1	9.1	7.9	17.9	9.3	8.7
Midwest	100.0	66.6	79.5	80.3	14.2	9.6	9.5	19.2	10.9	10.3
South	100.0	65.2	76.0	77.8	13.9	11.3	10.5	20.9	12.7	11.7
West	100.0	69.0	77.5	78.0	13.7	9.4	9.3	17.3	13.1	12.7
Characteristic	Total	Less than 1 year			1 year- less than 2 years			2 years or more1
		1964	1990	1995	1964	1990	1995	1964	1990	1995
Location of residence3	Percent distribution2
Within MSA7	100.0	68.2	79.0	80.2	14.0	9.7	9.2	17.8	11.3	10.6
Outside MSA7	100.0	64.0	75.7	76.8	14.1	11.4	10.5	21.9	12.9	12.7
- - - Data not available. * Relative standard error greater than 30 percent. 1Includes persons who never visited a physician. 2Denominator excludes persons with unknown interval. 3Age adjusted. 4Includes all other races not shown separately and unknown family income. 51964 data include all other races. 6Family income categories for 1995. In 1990 the two lowest income categories are less than $14,000 and $14,000-$24,999; the three higher income categories are as shown. Income categories in 1964 are less than $2,000; $2,000-$3,999; $4,000-$6,999; $7,000-$9,999; and $10,000 or more. 7Metropolitan statistical area.
SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Health Interview Statistics. Data from the National Health Interview Survey.

Suggested citation: National Center for Health Statistics. Health, United States, 1998, With Socioeconomic Status and Health Chartbook, table 77. Hyattsville, Maryland: 1998.

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