Table 225b Adults without problems getting referral to a specialist in past year, by ethnicity, United States, 2004 |
Population group |
Total |
Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic, all races |
All races |
White |
Black |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
|
72.9 |
0.7 |
74.0 |
0.7 |
76.1 |
0.8 |
65.2 |
2.2 |
61.4 |
1.9 |
Age |
18-44 |
67.4 |
1.2 |
68.9 |
1.3 |
72.1 |
1.4 |
56.2 |
3.6 |
56.4 |
3.2 |
45-64 |
71.5 |
1.0 |
72.3 |
1.1 |
73.9 |
1.2 |
68.7 |
3.2 |
61.3 |
3.2 |
65 and over |
83.1 |
1.1 |
83.4 |
1.1 |
84.3 |
1.2 |
79.7 |
4.9 |
78.3 |
3.3 |
Gender |
Male |
71.8 |
0.9 |
73.0 |
1.0 |
75.7 |
1.1 |
60.0 |
4.0 |
58.1 |
3.3 |
Female |
73.8 |
0.7 |
74.7 |
0.8 |
76.4 |
0.9 |
68.6 |
2.4 |
63.8 |
2.3 |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
62.0 |
2.0 |
63.7 |
2.2 |
66.4 |
2.6 |
59.4 |
4.0 |
52.3 |
3.6 |
Near poor/low |
70.8 |
1.5 |
73.1 |
1.6 |
77.0 |
1.8 |
62.4 |
4.5 |
57.0 |
3.2 |
Middle |
73.1 |
1.2 |
74.1 |
1.4 |
76.1 |
1.4 |
65.6 |
4.7 |
63.4 |
3.7 |
High |
75.8 |
1.0 |
76.1 |
1.0 |
77.2 |
1.0 |
71.4 |
4.0 |
69.4 |
3.9 |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
68.2 |
1.6 |
70.0 |
1.8 |
73.1 |
2.0 |
65.6 |
4.7 |
62.0 |
2.9 |
High school graduate |
76.1 |
1.2 |
77.3 |
1.2 |
79.9 |
1.3 |
59.9 |
3.6 |
60.8 |
3.8 |
At least some college |
72.5 |
0.9 |
73.2 |
0.9 |
74.5 |
1.0 |
69.1 |
3.5 |
60.4 |
3.8 |
Health insurance, ages 18-64 |
Any private |
73.4 |
0.9 |
74.0 |
0.9 |
75.6 |
1.0 |
65.8 |
3.3 |
66.2 |
2.8 |
Public only |
57.1 |
2.1 |
58.0 |
2.4 |
61.5 |
2.8 |
54.2 |
4.7 |
53.1 |
3.7 |
Uninsured |
46.0 |
2.9 |
48.0 |
3.3 |
51.0 |
4.1 |
* |
* |
39.8 |
4.8 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
83.3 |
2.0 |
83.9 |
2.0 |
84.6 |
2.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
84.9 |
1.2 |
84.8 |
1.3 |
84.9 |
1.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
71.7 |
4.3 |
70.9 |
4.8 |
76.1 |
6.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
70.4 |
0.9 |
71.6 |
1.0 |
74.4 |
1.1 |
63.6 |
2.8 |
60.7 |
2.3 |
Metropolitan-small |
75.9 |
1.1 |
76.6 |
1.1 |
78.0 |
1.2 |
69.9 |
4.3 |
65.3 |
3.5 |
Micropolitan |
76.1 |
2.0 |
76.9 |
2.0 |
77.6 |
2.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-adjacent |
76.3 |
3.4 |
77.3 |
3.6 |
78.7 |
3.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-not adjacent |
73.4 |
3.4 |
73.0 |
3.4 |
73.3 |
3.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
74.3 |
0.7 |
74.8 |
0.7 |
76.4 |
0.8 |
65.5 |
2.2 |
65.8 |
2.8 |
Other |
53.5 |
2.3 |
48.2 |
4.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
56.9 |
3.0 |
Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
70.3 |
1.3 |
71.1 |
1.4 |
73.7 |
1.5 |
62.2 |
3.9 |
60.0 |
3.8 |
Complex activities |
65.7 |
1.7 |
66.7 |
1.8 |
69.1 |
1.9 |
59.8 |
4.7 |
52.7 |
4.5 |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
73.8 |
0.7 |
75.0 |
0.8 |
76.9 |
0.8 |
65.9 |
2.6 |
62.4 |
2.3 |
a Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; middle, 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and high, 400 percent of the poverty line and over.
b Less than high school refers to fewer than 12 years of education; high school graduate, 12 years of education; and at least some college, more than 12 years of education.
c For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.
* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Key: SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.