Table 183A_d Adults who can always get appointments for routine care as soon as wanted, by education,a United States, 2004 |
Population group |
Total |
Less than high school |
High school graduate |
At least some college |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
|
48.4 |
0.6 |
50.8 |
1.3 |
49.8 |
1.1 |
47.0 |
0.8 |
Age |
18-44 |
44.0 |
0.8 |
39.9 |
1.9 |
45.8 |
1.4 |
44.1 |
1.1 |
45-64 |
48.2 |
1.0 |
48.0 |
2.2 |
48.2 |
1.8 |
48.3 |
1.4 |
65 and over |
58.5 |
1.2 |
66.4 |
2.2 |
59.3 |
2.1 |
52.9 |
1.9 |
Gender |
Male |
49.8 |
0.9 |
52.4 |
1.9 |
48.6 |
1.6 |
49.8 |
1.1 |
Female |
47.4 |
0.7 |
49.6 |
1.5 |
50.6 |
1.3 |
45.0 |
1.0 |
Race |
White, single race |
48.5 |
0.6 |
49.4 |
1.5 |
49.5 |
1.2 |
47.7 |
0.9 |
Black, single race |
52.0 |
1.9 |
60.4 |
3.0 |
53.1 |
2.9 |
47.4 |
2.5 |
Asian, single race |
38.5 |
3.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
36.8 |
3.5 |
NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
AI/AN, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Multiple races |
48.7 |
4.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
48.9 |
0.6 |
52.9 |
1.5 |
50.2 |
1.1 |
47.3 |
0.8 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
49.0 |
0.7 |
51.8 |
1.9 |
49.9 |
1.2 |
48.0 |
0.9 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
51.9 |
1.9 |
60.3 |
3.0 |
53.0 |
2.9 |
47.2 |
2.5 |
Hispanic |
43.6 |
1.6 |
43.4 |
2.2 |
45.1 |
3.2 |
42.8 |
2.9 |
Family incomeb |
Negative/poor |
47.1 |
1.5 |
50.7 |
2.1 |
49.1 |
2.4 |
38.8 |
3.4 |
Near poor/low |
49.9 |
1.3 |
52.5 |
2.4 |
51.2 |
2.2 |
46.1 |
2.1 |
Middle |
47.1 |
1.0 |
48.2 |
2.2 |
46.7 |
1.8 |
47.0 |
1.4 |
High |
49.0 |
0.9 |
52.3 |
3.4 |
52.3 |
1.7 |
47.7 |
1.1 |
Health insurance, ages 18-64 |
Any private |
46.6 |
0.7 |
47.0 |
2.2 |
47.1 |
1.3 |
46.3 |
1.0 |
Public only |
44.9 |
1.7 |
42.7 |
2.1 |
48.2 |
2.8 |
43.3 |
3.7 |
Uninsured |
39.8 |
2.1 |
30.8 |
2.9 |
44.0 |
3.5 |
42.0 |
3.4 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
59.2 |
2.4 |
67.5 |
3.4 |
61.4 |
3.6 |
50.1 |
4.4 |
Medicare and private |
58.2 |
1.5 |
67.1 |
3.3 |
59.5 |
2.7 |
53.8 |
2.2 |
Medicare and other public |
58.1 |
3.2 |
63.6 |
3.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
46.6 |
0.8 |
47.5 |
1.8 |
48.5 |
1.4 |
45.5 |
1.1 |
Metropolitan-small |
50.5 |
1.1 |
54.3 |
2.5 |
52.0 |
2.1 |
48.6 |
1.5 |
Micropolitan |
51.4 |
2.1 |
54.1 |
3.3 |
50.7 |
3.1 |
50.9 |
2.5 |
Noncore-adjacent |
50.5 |
2.5 |
54.6 |
4.7 |
49.3 |
3.3 |
49.2 |
4.4 |
Noncore-not adjacent |
46.1 |
2.6 |
* |
* |
45.7 |
4.6 |
46.1 |
3.7 |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
49.1 |
0.6 |
53.0 |
1.5 |
50.2 |
1.1 |
47.5 |
0.8 |
Other |
39.9 |
1.9 |
40.9 |
2.3 |
42.3 |
3.6 |
37.2 |
3.3 |
Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
47.9 |
1.2 |
57.1 |
2.2 |
48.3 |
2.0 |
41.2 |
1.9 |
Complex activities |
46.5 |
1.5 |
53.4 |
2.4 |
48.4 |
2.3 |
39.0 |
2.8 |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
48.4 |
0.7 |
47.8 |
1.5 |
50.0 |
1.2 |
47.8 |
0.9 |
a Less than high school 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/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 For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.
* 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.