Table 183A_b
Adults who can always get appointments for routine care as soon as wanted, by ethnicity, United States, 2004 |
| Population group |
Total |
Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic, all races |
| All races |
White |
Black |
| Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
|
48.4 |
0.6 |
48.9 |
0.6 |
49.1 |
0.7 |
51.9 |
1.9 |
43.6 |
1.5 |
| Age |
18-44 |
44.0 |
0.8 |
44.4 |
0.9 |
44.7 |
1.0 |
47.4 |
3.0 |
40.7 |
2.0 |
| 45-64 |
48.2 |
1.0 |
48.4 |
1.1 |
48.0 |
1.2 |
53.3 |
2.5 |
45.0 |
2.6 |
| 65 and over |
58.4 |
1.2 |
58.7 |
1.2 |
59.0 |
1.3 |
63.8 |
3.5 |
53.6 |
3.6 |
| Gender |
Male |
49.8 |
0.9 |
50.3 |
0.9 |
50.7 |
1.0 |
54.1 |
3.0 |
44.1 |
2.3 |
| Female |
47.4 |
0.7 |
47.8 |
0.7 |
47.9 |
0.8 |
50.7 |
2.2 |
43.3 |
1.7 |
| Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
47.2 |
1.5 |
48.1 |
1.7 |
47.0 |
2.1 |
49.9 |
3.3 |
42.4 |
3.7 |
| Near poor/low |
50.0 |
1.3 |
51.4 |
1.4 |
51.8 |
1.7 |
52.4 |
3.1 |
42.1 |
3.0 |
| Middle |
47.0 |
1.0 |
47.5 |
1.1 |
47.7 |
1.2 |
53.0 |
3.7 |
41.6 |
2.9 |
| High |
49.0 |
0.9 |
49.1 |
0.9 |
49.5 |
1.0 |
51.7 |
3.8 |
48.4 |
3.6 |
| Educationb |
Less than high school |
50.8 |
1.3 |
52.9 |
1.5 |
51.8 |
1.9 |
60.3 |
3.0 |
43.4 |
2.2 |
| High school graduate |
49.8 |
1.1 |
50.2 |
1.1 |
49.9 |
1.2 |
53.0 |
2.9 |
45.1 |
3.2 |
| At least some college |
47.0 |
0.8 |
47.3 |
0.8 |
48.0 |
0.9 |
47.2 |
2.5 |
42.8 |
2.9 |
| Health insurance, ages 18-64 |
Any private |
46.6 |
0.7 |
46.7 |
0.7 |
46.7 |
0.8 |
50.8 |
2.6 |
44.2 |
2.3 |
| Public only |
45.2 |
1.7 |
45.8 |
1.9 |
45.0 |
2.4 |
50.6 |
3.1 |
42.8 |
3.8 |
| Uninsured |
39.8 |
2.0 |
41.3 |
2.5 |
42.1 |
2.7 |
40.9 |
6.5 |
34.2 |
3.5 |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
59.2 |
2.3 |
60.0 |
2.4 |
61.1 |
2.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Medicare and private |
58.2 |
1.5 |
58.1 |
1.5 |
58.1 |
1.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Medicare and other public |
57.7 |
3.1 |
58.7 |
3.7 |
60.9 |
5.1 |
* |
* |
53.2 |
5.2 |
| Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
46.6 |
0.8 |
47.1 |
0.8 |
47.5 |
0.9 |
50.6 |
2.6 |
42.5 |
2.0 |
| Metropolitan-small |
50.6 |
1.1 |
50.7 |
1.1 |
50.6 |
1.2 |
53.2 |
3.0 |
48.6 |
2.7 |
| Micropolitan |
51.4 |
2.1 |
51.9 |
2.2 |
50.9 |
2.2 |
63.9 |
5.9 |
39.2 |
5.6 |
| Noncore-adjacent |
50.7 |
2.5 |
50.9 |
2.3 |
51.4 |
2.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Noncore-not adjacent |
46.1 |
2.6 |
46.5 |
2.6 |
45.8 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Language spoken most often at home |
English |
49.1 |
0.6 |
49.2 |
0.6 |
49.2 |
0.7 |
51.9 |
1.9 |
47.3 |
2.3 |
| Other |
39.6 |
1.8 |
39.4 |
3.3 |
42.3 |
4.5 |
* |
* |
39.7 |
2.0 |
| Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
47.9 |
1.2 |
48.1 |
1.3 |
48.7 |
1.4 |
46.7 |
2.9 |
46.0 |
4.1 |
| Complex activities |
46.7 |
1.5 |
47.1 |
1.5 |
47.2 |
1.8 |
53.4 |
3.4 |
41.6 |
4.9 |
| Neither basic nor complex activities |
48.4 |
0.7 |
48.9 |
0.7 |
49.0 |
0.8 |
52.8 |
2.3 |
43.5 |
1.7 |
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: 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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