Percent of persons with a hospital, emergency room, or clinic as source of ongoing carea, United States, 1999 and 2003 |
2003 | 1999 | ||||
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Population group | Percent | Standard error | Percent | Standard error | |
Total | 17.2 | 0.4 | 17.6 | 0.3 | |
Age (not age adjusted) | 0-17 | 20.4 | 0.5 | 20.7 | 0.5 |
18-44 | 17.3 | 0.5 | 17.6 | 0.4 | |
45-64 | 15.4 | 0.5 | 16.1 | 0.5 | |
65 and over | 13.1 | 0.6 | 14.1 | 0.6 | |
Race | AI/AN only | 38.1 | 4.7 | 48.0 | 4.3 |
Asian only | 18.3 | 1.6 | 16.2 | 1.6 | |
NHOPI only | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Black only | 23.0 | 0.8 | 24.2 | 0.8 | |
White only | 15.9 | 0.4 | 16.1 | 0.4 | |
More than one race | 24.1 | 2.1 | 22.4 | 2.2 | |
Ethnicity | Hispanic, all races | 24.7 | 0.8 | 23.1 | 0.7 |
Non-Hispanic, all races | 15.9 | 0.4 | 16.9 | 0.4 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 22.8 | 0.8 | 24.3 | 0.8 | |
Non-Hispanic, White | 14.1 | 0.5 | 15.3 | 0.4 | |
Gender | Female | 17.5 | 0.4 | 18.1 | 0.4 |
Male | 16.9 | 0.5 | 17.2 | 0.4 | |
Health insuranceb, age 0-64 | Private | 12.1 | 0.4 | 13.8 | 0.4 |
Public | 36.7 | 1.0 | 38.8 | 1.0 | |
Uninsured | 24.4 | 0.8 | 24.9 | 0.7 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare and private | 10.6 | 0.7 | 11.7 | 0.8 |
Medicare and public | 24.0 | 1.9 | 30.8 | 2.2 | |
Medicare only | 13.3 | 1.1 | 14.0 | 1.1 | |
Family income levelc | Negative or poor | 30.6 | 1.0 | 31.1 | 0.9 |
Near poor/low | 23.4 | 0.8 | 24.6 | 0.8 | |
Middle | 16.2 | 0.6 | 17.2 | 0.6 | |
High | 11.3 | 0.5 | 12.0 | 0.5 | |
Education (age 25 and over) | Less than high school | 22.6 | 0.8 | 21.1 | 0.8 |
High school graduate | 15.9 | 0.6 | 16.7 | 0.6 | |
At least some college | 13.2 | 0.4 | 13.9 | 0.4 | |
Residence location | Urban | 16.9 | 0.4 | 17.1 | 0.4 |
Rural | 17.7 | 0.9 | 19.0 | 0.7 | |
a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population, except where indicated.
b A small number of persons who were covered by both public and private health insurance plans were included in the "private health insurance" category only.
c 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.
DSU - 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.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey.