People with difficulty contacting provider over the telephone, by race, United States, 2003 |
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Total | White | Black | Asian | NHOPI | AI/AN | Multiple races | |||||||||
Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
Total | 17.7 | 0.5 | 18.1 | 0.5 | 16.1 | 1.1 | 15.7 | 2.1 | * | * | 21.8 | 5.4 | 12.9 | 2.2 | |
Age | 0-17 | 15.2 | 0.7 | 15.6 | 0.8 | 13.4 | 1.5 | 14.9 | 3.4 | * | * | * | * | 12.1 | 3.6 |
18-44 | 18.7 | 0.7 | 19.1 | 0.8 | 17.6 | 1.7 | 16.7 | 2.9 | * | * | * | * | 13.8 | 4.1 | |
45-64 | 18.8 | 0.8 | 19.1 | 0.9 | 18.1 | 1.6 | 14.8 | 2.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
65 and over | 19.0 | 1.1 | 19.2 | 1.2 | 16.6 | 3.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Gender | Male | 17.0 | 0.5 | 17.2 | 0.6 | 16.4 | 1.4 | 15.8 | 2.3 | * | * | * | * | 12.6 | 2.9 |
Female | 18.4 | 0.5 | 19.0 | 0.6 | 15.9 | 1.2 | 15.6 | 2.4 | * | * | 22.8 | 5.7 | 13.1 | 2.7 | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 20.6 | 1.2 | 21.7 | 1.5 | 17.4 | 1.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | 19.3 | 5.5 |
Near poor/low | 19.3 | 1.0 | 19.8 | 1.1 | 18.7 | 2.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Middle | 17.1 | 0.8 | 17.6 | 0.8 | 15.5 | 2.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
High | 16.7 | 0.7 | 17.1 | 0.7 | 12.7 | 2.2 | 16.6 | 3.0 | * | * | * | * | 11.2 | 3.2 | |
Educationb | Less than high school | 19.0 | 0.9 | 19.3 | 1.1 | 19.5 | 2.1 | 17.2 | 4.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
High school graduate | 18.0 | 0.7 | 18.5 | 0.8 | 15.9 | 1.7 | 10.1 | 2.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
At least some college | 19.2 | 0.7 | 19.5 | 0.7 | 17.8 | 1.7 | 16.5 | 3.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Health insurance, under age 65 | Any private | 16.5 | 0.6 | 16.9 | 0.6 | 15.1 | 1.6 | 14.7 | 2.4 | * | * | 14.8 | 4.4 | 10.8 | 2.7 |
Public only | 21.4 | 1.2 | 23.0 | 1.5 | 17.0 | 1.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | 17.1 | 4.4 | |
Uninsured | 20.3 | 1.3 | 21.0 | 1.5 | 18.4 | 2.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 20.0 | 1.8 | 19.9 | 1.9 | 22.0 | 5.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Medicare and private | 18.2 | 1.4 | 18.5 | 1.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Medicare and other public | 20.3 | 2.3 | 22.2 | 3.1 | 15.0 | 4.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan-large | 18.3 | 0.6 | 18.9 | 0.7 | 16.8 | 1.3 | 15.1 | 2.5 | * | * | * | * | 11.9 | 2.6 |
Metropolitan-small | 17.5 | 1.0 | 17.7 | 1.0 | 15.6 | 2.3 | 18.9 | 3.5 | * | * | * | * | 15.8 | 4.6 | |
Micropolitan | 16.6 | 1.1 | 17.2 | 1.1 | 10.5 | 1.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Noncore-adjacent | 15.9 | 2.0 | 15.8 | 2.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Noncore-not adjacent | 16.1 | 3.0 | 16.9 | 3.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
CSHCN | Yes | 17.3 | 1.4 | 17.6 | 1.6 | 14.7 | 3.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
No | 14.6 | 0.8 | 15.0 | 0.9 | 12.9 | 1.6 | 12.3 | 3.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Preferred language | English | 17.4 | 0.5 | 17.7 | 0.5 | 15.9 | 1.1 | 19.1 | 3.6 | * | * | 23.0 | 5.7 | 12.9 | 2.3 |
Other | 20.6 | 1.3 | 22.9 | 1.6 | * | * | 12.7 | 2.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Born in U.S. | Yes | 17.7 | 0.5 | 18.0 | 0.5 | 15.9 | 1.1 | 17.8 | 3.1 | * | * | 23.2 | 5.9 | 12.8 | 2.3 |
No | 18.3 | 1.0 | 19.8 | 1.3 | 18.2 | 4.0 | 14.6 | 2.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
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 Persons age 18 and over. 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 See MEPS entry in the Data Sources Appendix (Appendix A) for more information.
* 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; CSHCN: children with special health care needs; SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.