Annual Rate of Primary Care Visits Per Person by Patient Characteristics, 2008-2015a
| 2008b | 2015b | 8-Year Trend, Visits per Personc (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total population | 1.5 | 1.2 | −0.25 (−0.32 to –0.19) |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 1.7 | 1.5 | −0.29 (−0.44 to –0.13) |
| Male | 1.3 | 1.0 | −0.20 (−0.30 to –0.11) |
| Age, y | |||
| 18-24 | 0.7 | 0.6 | −0.18 (−0.26 to –0.11) |
| 25-44 | 1.0 | 0.8 | −0.23 (−0.27 to –0.19) |
| 45-64 | 1.6 | 1.4 | −0.22 (−0.32 to –0.11) |
| ≥65 | 2.9 | 2.2 | −0.68 (−0.87 to –0.49) |
| Race | |||
| White | 1.6 | 1.0 | −0.57 (−0.81 to –0.33) |
| Black | 1.4 | 1.3 | −0.16 (−0.44 to 0.12) |
| Hispanic | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.05 (−0.25 to 0.35) |
| Other | 1.2 | 1.0 | −0.04 (−0.36 to 0.28) |
| Insurance type | |||
| Private | 1.5 | 1.1 | −0.39 (−0.48 to –0.31) |
| Medicare | 2.3 | 1.8 | −0.46 (−0.59 to –0.33) |
| Medicaid | 1.5 | 1.1 | −0.37 (−0.58 to –0.16) |
| Otherd | 0.4 | 0.3 | −0.09 (−0.15 to –0.02) |
| Practice setting | |||
| Metro | 1.8 | 1.5 | −0.27 (−0.43 to –0.11) |
| Rural | 1.5 | 1.1 | −0.48 (−0.86 to –0.10) |
NACMS =National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey.
↵a Visit rate per person year calculated by dividing NAMCS visits by Current Population Survey population estimates per subgroup.
↵b Presented as 3-year rolling averages.
↵c Eight-year trend calculated for each subgroup by multiplying per year regression coefficient across study period.
↵d Other includes uninsured, workers’ compensation, military health, and other classifications.40