This statistic shows the percentage of adults who had a usual place to go for medical care in the U.S. in 2017, by metropolitan statistical area (MSA) status. In that year, 86.4 percent of adults not living in an MSA had a usual place to go for medical care.
Percentage of adults who had a usual place to go for medical care in the U.S. in 2017, by metropolitan statistical area status*
* Percentages are adjusted for age, sex, race and Hispanic ethnicity, health insurance status, poverty level, state Medicaid expansion status, and health status. A usual place to go for medical care does not include a hospital emergency room.
Original question: “Is there a place that you usually go to when you are sick or need advice about your health?”
MSA: metropolitan statistical area. Large MSA: population of 1 million or more. Small MSA: population of less than 1 million.
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NCHS. (December 4, 2019). Percentage of adults who had a usual place to go for medical care in the U.S. in 2017, by metropolitan statistical area status* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 20, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085298/adults-with-a-usual-place-for-medical-care-us-by-msa-status/
NCHS. "Percentage of adults who had a usual place to go for medical care in the U.S. in 2017, by metropolitan statistical area status*." Chart. December 4, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085298/adults-with-a-usual-place-for-medical-care-us-by-msa-status/
NCHS. (2019). Percentage of adults who had a usual place to go for medical care in the U.S. in 2017, by metropolitan statistical area status*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085298/adults-with-a-usual-place-for-medical-care-us-by-msa-status/
NCHS. "Percentage of Adults Who Had a Usual Place to Go for Medical Care in The U.S. in 2017, by Metropolitan Statistical Area Status*." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085298/adults-with-a-usual-place-for-medical-care-us-by-msa-status/
NCHS, Percentage of adults who had a usual place to go for medical care in the U.S. in 2017, by metropolitan statistical area status* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085298/adults-with-a-usual-place-for-medical-care-us-by-msa-status/ (last visited May 20, 2022)
