Table 225c Adults without problems getting referral to a specialist in past year, by family income,a United States, 2004 |
Population group |
Total |
Negative/poor |
Near poor/low |
Middle |
High |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
|
72.9 |
0.7 |
62.0 |
2.0 |
70.8 |
1.5 |
73.1 |
1.2 |
75.8 |
1.0 |
Age |
18-44 |
67.4 |
1.2 |
54.9 |
2.8 |
60.0 |
2.7 |
67.9 |
2.2 |
73.0 |
1.9 |
45-64 |
71.5 |
1.0 |
59.7 |
3.0 |
63.2 |
3.0 |
72.1 |
2.2 |
74.7 |
1.4 |
65 and over |
83.1 |
1.1 |
79.1 |
3.5 |
85.5 |
2.2 |
82.1 |
2.2 |
83.3 |
1.8 |
Gender |
Male |
71.8 |
0.9 |
62.2 |
3.1 |
70.0 |
2.8 |
69.9 |
2.0 |
75.1 |
1.4 |
Female |
73.8 |
0.7 |
61.8 |
2.1 |
71.3 |
1.8 |
75.6 |
1.3 |
76.4 |
1.2 |
Race |
White, single race |
74.7 |
0.7 |
63.8 |
2.3 |
73.7 |
1.6 |
74.8 |
1.3 |
76.8 |
1.0 |
Black, single race |
65.2 |
2.2 |
59.8 |
3.9 |
61.8 |
4.4 |
65.5 |
4.6 |
71.7 |
4.0 |
Asian, single race |
53.8 |
4.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
60.1 |
5.3 |
NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
AI/AN, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Multiple races |
57.4 |
5.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
74.0 |
0.7 |
63.7 |
2.2 |
73.1 |
1.6 |
74.1 |
1.4 |
76.1 |
1.0 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
76.1 |
0.8 |
66.4 |
2.6 |
77.0 |
1.8 |
76.1 |
1.4 |
77.2 |
1.0 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
65.2 |
2.2 |
59.4 |
4.0 |
62.4 |
4.5 |
65.6 |
4.7 |
71.4 |
4.0 |
Hispanic |
61.4 |
1.9 |
52.3 |
3.6 |
57.0 |
3.2 |
63.4 |
3.7 |
69.4 |
3.9 |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
68.2 |
1.6 |
61.6 |
3.1 |
71.1 |
2.7 |
67.7 |
2.8 |
72.8 |
4.3 |
High school graduate |
76.1 |
1.2 |
64.7 |
3.0 |
75.4 |
2.5 |
78.3 |
2.0 |
78.3 |
1.8 |
At least some college |
72.5 |
0.9 |
58.8 |
4.4 |
65.7 |
2.6 |
71.1 |
1.8 |
75.1 |
1.1 |
Health insurance, ages 18-64 |
Any private |
73.4 |
0.9 |
68.1 |
4.0 |
70.4 |
2.5 |
72.2 |
1.5 |
74.9 |
1.2 |
Public only |
57.1 |
2.1 |
59.0 |
2.8 |
51.3 |
3.6 |
63.3 |
4.7 |
* |
* |
Uninsured |
46.0 |
2.9 |
33.2 |
4.3 |
47.0 |
4.4 |
48.3 |
6.2 |
* |
* |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
83.3 |
2.0 |
* |
* |
85.1 |
3.9 |
80.7 |
3.1 |
84.6 |
3.4 |
Medicare and private |
84.9 |
1.2 |
* |
* |
88.0 |
2.5 |
84.8 |
2.8 |
83.8 |
1.8 |
Medicare and other public |
71.7 |
4.3 |
72.7 |
6.0 |
78.4 |
5.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
70.4 |
0.9 |
59.0 |
3.2 |
65.8 |
2.3 |
68.0 |
1.8 |
74.8 |
1.2 |
Metropolitan-small |
75.9 |
1.1 |
66.5 |
3.2 |
72.9 |
2.5 |
78.8 |
1.9 |
77.2 |
2.0 |
Micropolitan |
76.1 |
2.0 |
65.1 |
5.1 |
76.5 |
4.3 |
75.3 |
3.2 |
79.2 |
2.5 |
Noncore-adjacent |
76.3 |
3.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-not adjacent |
73.4 |
3.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
74.3 |
0.7 |
64.3 |
2.1 |
73.5 |
1.6 |
74.5 |
1.3 |
76.4 |
1.0 |
Other |
53.5 |
2.3 |
46.7 |
5.1 |
51.2 |
3.9 |
56.1 |
4.5 |
58.1 |
6.1 |
Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
70.3 |
1.3 |
60.2 |
2.9 |
71.3 |
2.7 |
73.2 |
2.3 |
72.6 |
2.6 |
Complex activities |
65.7 |
1.7 |
59.6 |
2.9 |
68.0 |
3.2 |
68.6 |
3.1 |
66.2 |
3.9 |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
73.8 |
0.7 |
63.2 |
2.6 |
70.3 |
1.9 |
73.2 |
1.4 |
76.4 |
1.1 |
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: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.