Table 191d
People with difficulty contacting provider over the telephone, by educationa, United States, 2002
Population group Total Less than high school graduate High school graduate At least some college
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   20.1 0.5 20.1 0.8 18.9 0.7 20.9 0.6
Age 18-44 20.4 0.7 21.4 1.2 19.8 1.1 20.3 0.8
45-64 21.1 0.7 21.7 1.5 18.5 1.0 22.7 1.0
65 and over 17.6 0.8 17.0 1.3 18.0 1.4 18.0 1.4
Gender Male 19.5 0.5 19.4 1.1 18.8 0.9 19.9 0.7
Female 20.6 0.5 20.6 1.0 19.0 0.9 21.7 0.7
Race White, single race 20.3 0.5 20.0 0.9 19.3 0.8 21.1 0.6
Black, single race 18.6 1.1 18.8 1.8 17.0 1.7 20.1 1.9
Asian, single race 17.2 2.2 * * * * 18.2 2.4
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race 20.1 4.5 * * * * * *
Multiple races 29.6 3.7 * * * * * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 19.8 0.5 19.5 1.0 18.6 0.8 20.7 0.6
Non-Hispanic, White 20.1 0.5 19.4 1.1 19.0 0.8 21.0 0.7
Non-Hispanic, Black 18.3 1.2 18.5 1.8 17.0 1.7 19.6 1.9
Hispanic (all races) 22.8 1.1 22.3 1.5 22.6 2.0 23.7 2.2
Family incomeb Negative or poor 23.7 1.3 22.2 1.7 24.7 2.3 24.9 2.6
Near poor/low 18.5 0.9 19.0 1.5 17.1 1.4 19.8 1.6
Middle 20.4 0.8 19.8 1.4 20.3 1.2 20.7 1.1
High 19.7 0.6 19.9 1.8 16.9 1.1 20.8 0.8
Health insurance, age 18-64 Any private 20.1 0.6 20.5 1.3 18.3 0.9 21.0 0.7
Public only 25.2 1.5 24.5 2.2 23.6 2.3 29.6 3.7
Uninsured 21.6 1.3 21.2 2.3 22.0 1.7 21.6 2.3
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 19.8 1.6 18.8 2.1 22.8 3.3 17.4 3.2
Medicare and private 16.0 1.0 14.1 1.7 15.5 1.5 17.6 1.7
Medicare and other public 19.7 2.4 19.9 2.9 16.7 4.0 * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 21.3 0.7 22.2 1.4 20.4 1.0 21.5 0.8
Metropolitan-small 19.4 0.9 18.7 1.4 18.2 1.5 20.6 0.9
Micropolitan 18.2 1.2 17.4 2.2 16.2 1.5 20.7 1.7
Noncore-adjacent 16.8 2.2 14.3 2.6 16.7 3.3 19.7 2.9
Noncore-not adjacent 16.3 2.5 23.8 3.2 19.4 3.3 * *
Preferred language English 20.0 0.5 19.6 0.9 18.9 0.8 20.8 0.6
Other 21.4 1.4 22.1 1.9 18.7 2.5 22.1 2.5
Born in U.S. Yes 20.0 0.5 19.7 0.9 19.0 0.8 20.9 0.6
No 20.6 1.2 21.9 1.9 18.0 1.9 20.8 1.6

a Persons age 18 and over. Less than high school graduate 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.

b Negative or 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.

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.

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