Table 163C_a
Adults who can sometimes or never get care for illness or injury as soon as wanted, by race, United States, 2002
Population group Total Single race Multiple races
White Black Asian NHOPI AI/AN
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
                               
Total   15.3 0.5 14.5 0.5 19.0 1.6 22.7 3.6 * * * * 15.8 3.6
                               
Age 18-44 19.4 0.8 18.9 0.8 21.5 2.3 * * * * * * * *
45-64 13.4 0.8 12.5 0.9 19.0 2.5 * * * * * * * *
65 and over 8.5 0.8 7.6 0.8 10.1 2.3 * * * * * * * *
                               
Gender Male 15.9 0.8 14.7 0.9 20.0 2.7 * * * * * * * *
Female 14.9 0.6 14.3 0.6 18.5 1.6 * * * * * * * *
                               
Family incomea Negative or poor 22.8 1.3 23.4 1.6 20.3 2.8 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 20.3 1.1 19.4 1.3 24.7 2.9 * * * * * * * *
Middle 15.9 0.9 15.1 0.9 19.1 3.0 * * * * * * * *
High 9.9 0.7 9.3 0.8 11.5 2.8 * * * * * * * *
                               
Educationb Less than high school graduate 22.1 1.1 22.1 1.3 21.8 2.9 * * * * * * * *
High school graduate 13.2 0.8 11.7 0.9 21.2 2.8 * * * * * * * *
At least some college 13.3 0.7 12.7 0.8 14.8 2.4 * * * * * * * *
                               
Health insurance, age 18-64 Any private 13.7 0.6 13.0 0.7 17.7 1.9 19.1 4.2 * * * * * *
Public only 19.7 1.3 19.3 1.7 20.9 3.0 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured 32.8 1.8 32.8 2.0 33.1 5.7 * * * * * * * *
                               
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 9.2 1.8 9.4 2.0 * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private 6.4 1.0 6.1 1.0 * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public 16.9 2.8 12.1 2.5 * * * * * * * * * *
                               
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 16.2 0.8 15.5 0.9 19.0 1.9 18.6 3.9 * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 14.6 0.8 13.9 0.8 17.5 3.3 * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 14.2 1.3 13.1 1.2 20.2 5.4 * * * * * * * *
Noncore-adjacent 15.8 2.4 14.6 2.5 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore-not adjacent * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
                               
Preferred language English 14.3 0.5 13.3 0.6 18.7 1.6 * * * * * * 15.7 3.7
Other 26.6 1.9 27.6 2.1 * * * * * * * * * *
                               
Born in U.S. Yes 14.1 0.5 13.3 0.5 18.5 1.6 * * * * * * 15.9 3.9
No 23.9 1.7 24.9 2.0 * * 21.2 3.8 * * * * * *
                               

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.

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