title: QuickStats: Percentage* of Adults Aged 18-64 Years Who Had Visited or Talked to a Health Care Professional in the Past 12 Months,† by Race/Ethnicity§ - National Health Interview Survey, 2010 and 2015¶.
abstract: From 2010 to 2015, there was an increase in the percentage of non-Hispanic white adults (82.5% to 84.0%) and non-Hispanic black adults (80.5% to 83.5%) aged 18-64 years who had seen or talked to a health care professional in the past 12 months. In 2010, non-Hispanic white adults aged 18-64 years were the most likely to have seen or talked to a health professional in the past 12 months, but there was no significant difference between non-Hispanic white and non-Hispanic black adults in 2015. In both 2010 and 2015, Hispanic adults aged 18-64 years were the least likely to have seen or talked to a health care professional in the past 12 months.