Adults who had contact with a healthcare professional in the past year by msa status U.S. 2017

This statistic shows the percentage of adults who have seen or talked to a healthcare professional in the past 12 months in the U.S. in 2017, by metropolitan statistical area (MSA) status. During this year, 83.5 percent of adults living in a large MSA had seen or talked to a healthcare professional.

Percentage of adults who have seen or talked to a healthcare professional in the past 12 months in the U.S. in 2017, by metropolitan statistical area status*

Characteristic	Percentage of adults
Not in MSA	81%
Small MSA	82.1%
Large MSA	83.5%

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Release date

December 2019

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2017

Number of respondents

19,408 respondents

Age group

18-64 years

Method of interview

Computer-assisted personal interviews (CAPI)

Supplementary notes

* 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: “About how long has it been since you last saw or talked to a doctor or other health care professional about your own health? Include doctors seen while a patient in a hospital."
MSA: metropolitan statistical area. Large MSA: population of 1 million or more. Small MSA: population of less than 1 million.

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