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Table 224a
People with difficulty contacting provider over the telephone, by race, United States, 2004
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   16.1 0.4 16.4 0.5 14.0 1.0 15.0 2.3 * * 19.4 5.3 16.5 2.8
Age 0-17 13.2 0.7 13.0 0.8 13.4 1.7 17.4 3.7 * * * * 10.6 2.9
18-44 16.9 0.7 17.4 0.8 13.5 1.3 15.6 3.0 * * * * 22.9 5.4
45-64 17.5 0.8 17.8 0.9 15.9 1.7 11.3 2.7 * * * * * *
65 and over 17.6 0.9 18.1 1.0 13.5 2.1 * * * * * * * *
Gender Male 15.7 0.6 15.7 0.6 14.4 1.4 15.7 2.7 * * * * 16.4 3.6
Female 16.4 0.5 16.9 0.5 13.7 1.1 14.4 2.3 * * * * 16.6 3.3
Family incomea Negative/poor 18.1 1.1 18.6 1.3 15.4 1.5 * * * * * * 22.1 6.6
Near poor/low 16.6 1.0 16.4 1.1 14.9 1.6 23.8 6.3 * * * * * *
Middle 15.4 0.7 16.0 0.8 13.6 2.0 * * * * * * 14.1 3.5
High 15.7 0.7 16.1 0.8 11.6 2.1 13.3 2.5 * * * * * *
Educationb Less than high school 17.9 0.9 18.4 1.0 14.6 1.5 18.2 4.5 * * * * * *
High school graduate  17.0 0.8 17.4 0.8 14.6 1.4 14.4 3.7 * * * * * *
At least some college 17.1 0.7 17.7 0.8 14.1 1.5 12.8 2.5 * * * * * *
Health insurance, under age 65 Any private 15.1 0.5 15.5 0.6 12.5 1.3 12.9 2.2 * * * * 18.5 4.2
Public only 16.8 1.0 17.3 1.3 15.7 1.6 * * * * * * 14.6 3.6
Uninsured  20.0 1.5 19.9 1.7 18.3 3.7 * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 15.6 1.4 16.1 1.6 15.5 4.1 * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private  17.5 1.2 17.9 1.2 13.5 3.7 * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public 23.5 2.9 26.0 3.6 * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 16.6 0.5 17.2 0.6 14.3 1.3 14.9 2.4 * * * * 17.4 3.9
Metropolitan-small 15.6 1.0 15.7 1.1 14.0 2.3 * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan  14.9 1.6 15.2 1.7 10.4 2.5 * * * * * * * *
Noncore-adjacent 15.3 2.0 15.7 2.0 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore-not adjacent  14.9 2.6 15.3 2.9 * * * * * * * * * *
CSHCN Yes  15.8 1.3 15.5 1.6 17.0 2.7 * * * * * * * *
No 12.5 0.7 12.3 0.8 12.2 1.9 16.6 3.8 * * * * * *
Language spoken most often at home English  15.9 0.5 16.2 0.5 13.8 1.0 14.0 3.0 * * 19.9 5.6 16.0 2.8
Other 17.8 1.5 18.2 1.7 * * 16.0 3.1 * * * * * *
Activity limitationsc Basic activities 21.5 1.1 21.8 1.2 18.9 2.3 * * * * * * * *
Complex activities 25.0 1.3 25.1 1.5 24.6 3.5 * * * * * * * *
Neither basic nor complex activities 16.1 0.6 16.7 0.6 12.8 1.0 12.8 2.0 * * * * 18.9 4.6

a 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.

b Persons age 18 and over. 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.

c For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources. Activity limitations include persons age 18 and over.

* 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; CSHCN: children with special health care needs; 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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