Adults who can usually get care for illness or injury as soon as wanted, by family incomea, United States, 2002 |
Population group | Total | Negative/poor | Near poor/low | Middle | High | ||||||
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Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | ||
Total | Total | 27.0 | 0.7 | 26.1 | 1.5 | 27.1 | 1.3 | 27.4 | 1.2 | 27.0 | 1.2 |
Age | 18-44 | 28.3 | 1.0 | 25.9 | 2.1 | 29.4 | 2.1 | 28.0 | 1.6 | 28.9 | 1.7 |
45-64 | 28.1 | 1.1 | 29.6 | 2.9 | 28.8 | 2.9 | 31.5 | 2.2 | 25.7 | 1.6 | |
65 and over | 22.0 | 1.4 | 20.5 | 3.2 | 22.1 | 2.4 | 19.3 | 2.2 | 25.1 | 2.9 | |
Gender | Male | 26.9 | 0.9 | 24.2 | 2.8 | 30.0 | 2.7 | 27.1 | 1.6 | 26.0 | 1.6 |
Female | 27.2 | 0.8 | 26.9 | 1.8 | 25.4 | 1.6 | 27.7 | 1.5 | 27.9 | 1.5 | |
Race | White, single race | 27.0 | 0.8 | 26.9 | 1.8 | 26.8 | 1.6 | 27.9 | 1.3 | 26.4 | 1.3 |
Black, single race | 24.5 | 1.5 | 21.9 | 2.5 | 26.0 | 3.0 | 20.2 | 2.5 | 30.7 | 3.6 | |
Asian, single race | 34.0 | 4.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
NHOPI, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
AI/AN, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Multiple races | 33.9 | 5.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 26.8 | 0.7 | 27.8 | 1.7 | 26.7 | 1.5 | 26.6 | 1.2 | 26.7 | 1.2 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 26.6 | 0.8 | 29.4 | 2.2 | 26.1 | 1.8 | 27.0 | 1.4 | 25.9 | 1.3 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 24.6 | 1.5 | 22.3 | 2.6 | 25.7 | 3.0 | 19.9 | 2.5 | 31.3 | 3.7 | |
Hispanic (all races) | 29.1 | 1.7 | 18.0 | 2.4 | 29.5 | 3.2 | 33.5 | 3.3 | 33.3 | 4.4 | |
Educationb | Less than high school graduate | 25.6 | 1.3 | 23.2 | 2.2 | 25.6 | 2.1 | 25.1 | 2.2 | 29.7 | 3.5 |
High school graduate | 28.0 | 1.2 | 30.6 | 2.7 | 25.0 | 2.5 | 27.8 | 2.1 | 29.0 | 2.2 | |
At least some college | 27.0 | 1.1 | 23.5 | 3.5 | 31.7 | 2.7 | 28.0 | 2.0 | 25.9 | 1.5 | |
Health insurance, age 18-64 | Any private | 28.4 | 0.9 | 34.2 | 4.0 | 28.8 | 2.0 | 28.8 | 1.4 | 27.6 | 1.3 |
Public only | 29.3 | 1.7 | 28.7 | 2.4 | 30.2 | 3.0 | 30.7 | 5.3 | * | * | |
Uninsured | 26.1 | 1.7 | 18.0 | 2.8 | 29.0 | 3.2 | 32.0 | 3.7 | * | * | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 25.5 | 2.8 | * | * | 29.4 | 4.6 | 22.0 | 4.4 | * | * |
Medicare and private | 20.8 | 1.9 | * | * | 18.8 | 3.8 | 18.1 | 2.9 | 25.0 | 3.2 | |
Medicare and other public | 18.5 | 2.7 | * | * | 16.0 | 4.3 | * | * | * | * | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan-large | 27.5 | 0.9 | 27.1 | 2.2 | 28.2 | 2.0 | 27.9 | 1.6 | 26.9 | 1.5 |
Metropolitan-small | 27.0 | 1.4 | 25.8 | 3.0 | 26.5 | 2.7 | 27.9 | 2.1 | 26.8 | 2.3 | |
Micropolitan | 26.0 | 1.5 | 27.0 | 3.0 | 24.8 | 3.2 | 24.9 | 2.6 | 27.5 | 3.0 | |
Noncore-adjacent | 24.2 | 2.5 | * | * | 24.5 | 3.9 | 23.3 | 3.5 | * | * | |
Noncore-not adjacent | 29.9 | 5.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Preferred language | English | 27.0 | 0.7 | 27.2 | 1.6 | 27.2 | 1.5 | 27.6 | 1.2 | 26.4 | 1.2 |
Other | 27.0 | 2.1 | 18.3 | 2.8 | 26.5 | 3.6 | 25.0 | 3.5 | 39.4 | 6.2 | |
Born in U.S. | Yes | 26.8 | 0.7 | 26.9 | 1.7 | 26.8 | 1.4 | 27.3 | 1.2 | 26.5 | 1.2 |
No | 28.5 | 1.8 | 21.3 | 3.2 | 29.1 | 3.4 | 28.3 | 3.3 | 31.9 | 3.9 |
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 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.