Table 224d
People with difficulty contacting provider over the telephone, 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 |
|
17.2 |
0.5 |
17.9 |
0.9 |
17.0 |
0.8 |
17.1 |
0.7 |
| Age |
18-44 |
16.9 |
0.7 |
17.2 |
1.3 |
17.0 |
1.1 |
16.7 |
0.9 |
| 45-64 |
17.5 |
0.8 |
18.6 |
1.5 |
17.2 |
1.1 |
17.3 |
1.1 |
| 65 and over |
17.6 |
0.9 |
18.1 |
1.5 |
16.8 |
1.5 |
17.9 |
1.3 |
| Gender |
Male |
16.5 |
0.7 |
17.0 |
1.2 |
16.5 |
1.1 |
16.2 |
0.9 |
| Female |
17.8 |
0.5 |
18.6 |
1.1 |
17.4 |
0.9 |
17.8 |
0.8 |
| Race |
White, single race |
17.7 |
0.6 |
18.4 |
1.0 |
17.4 |
0.8 |
17.7 |
0.8 |
| Black, single race |
14.4 |
1.0 |
14.6 |
1.5 |
14.6 |
1.4 |
14.1 |
1.5 |
| Asian, single race |
13.8 |
2.2 |
18.2 |
4.5 |
14.4 |
3.7 |
12.8 |
2.5 |
| NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| AI/AN, single race |
23.0 |
5.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Multiple races |
20.7 |
3.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
17.0 |
0.6 |
17.0 |
1.0 |
17.0 |
0.8 |
17.0 |
0.7 |
| Non-Hispanic, White |
17.5 |
0.6 |
17.6 |
1.2 |
17.5 |
0.9 |
17.5 |
0.8 |
| Non-Hispanic, Black |
14.3 |
1.0 |
14.2 |
1.5 |
14.8 |
1.5 |
14.1 |
1.5 |
| Hispanic |
19.2 |
1.2 |
20.9 |
1.8 |
17.1 |
2.0 |
18.8 |
1.9 |
| Family incomeb |
Negative/poor |
20.5 |
1.3 |
22.3 |
1.9 |
20.4 |
2.1 |
17.5 |
2.2 |
| Near poor/low |
18.4 |
1.1 |
17.1 |
1.6 |
17.7 |
1.7 |
20.8 |
1.8 |
| Middle |
16.4 |
0.8 |
16.5 |
1.5 |
17.1 |
1.1 |
15.8 |
1.1 |
| High |
16.6 |
0.8 |
16.0 |
2.2 |
15.5 |
1.2 |
17.1 |
1.0 |
| Health insurance, ages 18-64 |
Any private |
16.3 |
0.6 |
14.0 |
1.3 |
16.4 |
0.9 |
16.6 |
0.8 |
| Public only |
20.9 |
1.3 |
21.0 |
1.7 |
20.5 |
2.4 |
21.3 |
2.4 |
| Uninsured |
20.3 |
1.5 |
23.4 |
2.3 |
18.4 |
2.4 |
19.3 |
2.5 |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
15.6 |
1.5 |
13.4 |
2.3 |
17.0 |
2.8 |
16.2 |
2.9 |
| Medicare and private |
17.6 |
1.2 |
19.4 |
2.4 |
15.3 |
1.8 |
18.7 |
1.7 |
| Medicare and other public |
22.8 |
2.9 |
23.1 |
3.2 |
28.4 |
6.4 |
* |
* |
| Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
18.0 |
0.6 |
19.8 |
1.3 |
18.6 |
1.1 |
17.1 |
0.8 |
| Metropolitan-small |
16.7 |
1.2 |
15.8 |
1.5 |
15.7 |
1.5 |
17.7 |
1.6 |
| Micropolitan |
15.8 |
1.6 |
19.2 |
2.6 |
16.0 |
1.8 |
14.1 |
1.8 |
| Noncore-adjacent |
15.6 |
2.2 |
14.2 |
2.9 |
14.2 |
2.3 |
18.4 |
3.8 |
| Noncore-not adjacent |
16.0 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
15.3 |
3.7 |
20.7 |
5.7 |
| Language spoken most often at home |
English |
17.1 |
0.6 |
17.0 |
1.0 |
16.9 |
0.8 |
17.2 |
0.7 |
| Other |
18.5 |
1.5 |
21.6 |
1.9 |
18.8 |
3.2 |
14.8 |
2.5 |
| Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
21.5 |
1.1 |
22.2 |
1.7 |
21.0 |
1.7 |
21.4 |
1.8 |
| Complex activities |
24.9 |
1.3 |
25.0 |
2.1 |
22.7 |
2.1 |
27.2 |
2.4 |
| Neither basic nor complex activities |
16.1 |
0.6 |
15.9 |
1.0 |
15.9 |
0.8 |
16.3 |
0.7 |
a 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.
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.
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