Adults who can always get appointments for routine care as soon as wanted, 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 | 49.3 | 0.6 | 49.5 | 0.6 | 53.2 | 1.8 | 37.8 | 2.7 | * | * | * | * | 42.7 | 4.4 | |
Age | 18-44 | 44.4 | 0.9 | 44.2 | 1.0 | 49.8 | 2.2 | 37.0 | 4.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
45-64 | 50.3 | 1.0 | 50.8 | 1.0 | 52.5 | 2.8 | 36.7 | 4.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
65 and over | 58.8 | 1.2 | 58.6 | 1.3 | 66.4 | 5.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Gender | Male | 50.2 | 0.8 | 51.0 | 0.9 | 49.6 | 2.9 | 37.9 | 4.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Female | 48.7 | 0.7 | 48.5 | 0.8 | 55.2 | 1.8 | 37.8 | 3.5 | * | * | * | * | 44.0 | 5.6 | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 47.4 | 1.5 | 47.9 | 1.8 | 48.7 | 2.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Near poor/low | 49.6 | 1.4 | 50.6 | 1.5 | 49.3 | 3.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Middle | 49.2 | 1.0 | 48.9 | 1.1 | 55.9 | 2.8 | 38.5 | 5.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
High | 49.6 | 0.8 | 49.8 | 0.9 | 55.8 | 3.7 | 38.0 | 4.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Educationb | Less than high school | 51.5 | 1.3 | 51.6 | 1.4 | 54.5 | 3.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
High school graduate | 51.2 | 1.0 | 51.8 | 1.1 | 52.6 | 2.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
At least some college | 47.6 | 0.9 | 47.6 | 0.9 | 52.6 | 2.5 | 37.5 | 2.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Health insurance, age 18-64 | Any private | 47.7 | 0.7 | 47.7 | 0.8 | 52.7 | 2.4 | 39.7 | 3.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Public only | 45.6 | 1.8 | 45.7 | 2.2 | 47.5 | 3.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Uninsured | 41.6 | 2.0 | 43.0 | 2.3 | 45.1 | 4.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 64.4 | 2.4 | 64.7 | 2.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Medicare and private | 57.4 | 1.6 | 57.0 | 1.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Medicare and other public | 53.3 | 3.4 | 51.3 | 4.0 | 63.0 | 6.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan-large | 48.3 | 0.8 | 48.6 | 0.9 | 53.2 | 2.2 | 35.7 | 3.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Metropolitan-small | 49.1 | 0.9 | 49.0 | 1.0 | 51.2 | 3.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Micropolitan | 53.1 | 1.9 | 53.3 | 2.1 | 60.4 | 4.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Noncore-adjacent | 51.4 | 2.8 | 51.4 | 2.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Noncore-not adjacent | 55.0 | 3.6 | 54.6 | 3.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Preferred language | English | 49.8 | 0.6 | 49.7 | 0.6 | 53.6 | 1.8 | 41.5 | 3.5 | * | * | * | * | 42.7 | 4.6 |
Other | 43.0 | 1.9 | 46.5 | 2.2 | * | * | 33.9 | 4.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Born in U.S. | Yes | 49.7 | 0.6 | 49.6 | 0.7 | 53.2 | 1.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | 41.6 | 4.8 |
No | 46.4 | 1.5 | 48.5 | 1.8 | 52.6 | 5.1 | 38.2 | 3.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
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 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; SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.