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Table 225a
Adults without problems getting referral to a specialist in past year, 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   72.9 0.7 74.7 0.7 65.2 2.2 53.8 4.2 * * * * 57.4 5.2
Age 18-44 67.4 1.2 69.9 1.3 55.7 3.5 * * * * * * * *
45-64 71.5 1.0 72.8 1.1 69.2 3.2 * * * * * * * *
65 and over 83.1 1.1 84.0 1.1 80.3 4.7 * * * * * * * *
Gender Male 71.8 0.9 74.1 1.0 60.0 3.9 * * * * * * * *
Female 73.8 0.7 75.1 0.8 68.6 2.3 53.6 5.6 * * * * * *
Family incomea Negative/poor 62.0 2.0 63.8 2.3 59.8 3.9 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 70.8 1.5 73.7 1.6 61.8 4.4 * * * * * * * *
Middle 73.1 1.2 74.8 1.3 65.5 4.6 * * * * * * * *
High 75.8 1.0 76.8 1.0 71.7 4.0 60.1 5.3 * * * * * *
Educationb Less than high school 68.2 1.6 70.1 1.7 65.5 4.6 * * * * * * * *
High school graduate  76.1 1.2 78.4 1.2 60.5 3.6 * * * * * * * *
At least some college 72.5 0.9 73.7 0.9 68.6 3.4 56.4 5.1 * * * * * *
Health insurance, ages 18-64 Any private 73.4 0.9 74.8 0.9 65.7 3.3 56.4 4.8 * * * * * *
Public only 57.1 2.1 59.8 2.4 54.2 4.6 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured  46.0 2.9 47.4 3.5 * * * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 83.3 2.0 83.9 2.0 * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private  84.9 1.2 84.9 1.3 * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public 71.7 4.3 76.4 5.1 * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 70.4 0.9 72.5 1.0 64.1 2.7 52.0 4.5 * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 75.9 1.1 77.3 1.2 68.3 4.1 * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan  76.1 2.0 76.7 2.0 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore-adjacent 76.3 3.4 77.5 3.5 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore-not adjacent  73.4 3.4 73.7 3.3 * * * * * * * * * *
Language spoken most often at home English  74.3 0.7 75.8 0.8 65.5 2.2 64.9 5.3 * * * * 57.8 5.2
Other 53.5 2.3 57.4 2.6 * * * * * * * * * *
Activity limitationsc Basic activities 70.3 1.3 72.5 1.4 63.2 3.9 * * * * * * * *
Complex activities 65.7 1.7 67.6 1.8 60.5 4.5 * * * * * * * *
Neither basic nor complex activities 73.8 0.7 75.5 0.8 65.6 2.5 53.7 4.2 * * * * * *

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 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.

* 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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