Adults without problems getting a referral to a specialist in the past year, by race, United States, 2002 |
Population group | Total | Single race | Multiple races | ||||||||||||
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White | Black | Asian | NHOPI | AI/AN | |||||||||||
Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | ||
Total | 70.8 | 0.6 | 72.4 | 0.6 | 66.1 | 2.0 | 48.3 | 4.6 | * | * | * | * | 55.8 | 5.9 | |
Age | 18-44 | 63.8 | 1.0 | 65.1 | 1.1 | 62.9 | 3.1 | 48.9 | 5.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
45-64 | 71.8 | 0.9 | 73.6 | 1.0 | 63.9 | 3.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
65 and over | 80.3 | 1.0 | 81.3 | 1.0 | 79.4 | 3.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Gender | Male | 71.6 | 0.9 | 73.0 | 0.9 | 68.8 | 3.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Female | 70.2 | 0.7 | 71.9 | 0.8 | 64.4 | 2.3 | 50.7 | 5.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Family incomea | Negative or poor | 60.6 | 2.0 | 62.1 | 2.2 | 62.2 | 3.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Near poor/low | 67.9 | 1.5 | 69.4 | 1.7 | 63.3 | 3.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Middle | 71.3 | 1.1 | 72.6 | 1.2 | 67.6 | 4.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
High | 73.4 | 0.9 | 74.9 | 1.0 | 69.3 | 4.4 | 50.4 | 5.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Educationb | Less than high school graduate | 67.6 | 1.3 | 69.0 | 1.4 | 67.9 | 3.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
High school graduate | 72.8 | 1.1 | 74.8 | 1.1 | 63.4 | 3.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
At least some college | 70.8 | 0.8 | 72.1 | 0.9 | 67.2 | 3.3 | 53.1 | 5.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Health insurance, age 18-64 | Any private | 71.2 | 0.7 | 72.5 | 0.8 | 66.9 | 2.9 | 53.2 | 5.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Public only | 57.9 | 2.3 | 59.7 | 2.7 | 60.0 | 4.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Uninsured | 45.9 | 2.5 | 47.0 | 2.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 77.0 | 2.1 | 77.5 | 2.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Medicare and private | 82.7 | 1.3 | 83.2 | 1.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Medicare and other public | 73.8 | 3.3 | 78.9 | 3.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan-large | 68.8 | 0.8 | 70.7 | 0.9 | 66.6 | 2.4 | 46.2 | 5.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Metropolitan-small | 72.1 | 1.1 | 73.2 | 1.2 | 65.3 | 4.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Micropolitan | 76.1 | 1.8 | 77.1 | 2.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Noncore-adjacent | 73.8 | 3.0 | 75.2 | 2.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Noncore-not adjacent | 73.8 | 4.3 | 73.6 | 4.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Preferred language | English | 72.6 | 0.6 | 73.8 | 0.7 | 66.9 | 2.0 | 57.1 | 6.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Other | 50.2 | 2.4 | 53.7 | 2.6 | * | * | 39.8 | 5.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Born in U.S. | Yes | 72.7 | 0.6 | 73.8 | 0.6 | 66.4 | 2.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
No | 56.3 | 2.1 | 58.9 | 2.4 | * | * | 48.1 | 4.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
a 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.
b 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.
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.