2007 National Healthcare Disparities Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 183C.a

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Table 183C_a
Adults who can sometimes or never get appointments for routine care as soon as wanted, by race, United States, 2004

Population group		Total		Single race										Multiple races
		Total		White		Black		Asian		NHOPI		AI/AN		Multiple races
		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		15.2	0.4	14.3	0.4	17.3	1.4	28.6	2.8	*	*	*	*	19.9	3.6
Age	18-44	19.5	0.7	18.9	0.8	19.9	2.0	29.0	3.8	*	*	*	*	*	*
	45-64	14.2	0.6	13.4	0.6	16.7	2.0	28.9	3.8	*	*	*	*	*	*
	65 and over	7.5	0.7	6.5	0.7	9.5	2.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Male	15.0	0.6	14.2	0.6	16.0	2.1	29.7	4.2	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Female	15.3	0.5	14.3	0.5	18.0	1.8	27.7	2.9	*	*	*	*	19.3	4.3
Family income^a	Negative/poor	20.7	1.3	20.3	1.6	20.1	2.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Near poor/low	15.0	1.0	13.2	1.0	21.5	2.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Middle	15.7	0.8	14.8	0.8	14.3	2.1	37.6	6.4	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High	13.9	0.6	13.2	0.6	15.0	2.9	26.0	3.6	*	*	*	*	*	*
Education^b	Less than high school	17.4	1.0	16.8	1.1	19.9	2.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High school graduate	13.9	0.6	12.9	0.6	17.3	2.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	At least some college	15.3	0.6	14.4	0.6	15.9	2.2	27.5	3.1	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, ages 18-64	Any private	15.7	0.6	15.2	0.6	15.5	1.9	26.1	3.0	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Public only	21.1	1.3	20.7	1.6	19.9	2.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Uninsured	26.9	1.6	24.1	1.8	37.9	5.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	6.8	1.1	5.5	1.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and private	6.9	0.8	6.5	0.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and other public	12.2	2.3	7.9	2.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location^c	Metropolitan-large	17.3	0.6	16.0	0.6	18.5	1.9	29.9	3.0	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Metropolitan-small	12.8	0.6	12.4	0.7	13.2	2.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Micropolitan	13.2	1.1	13.2	1.2	17.6	3.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore-adjacent	12.3	1.6	11.1	1.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore-not adjacent	11.2	1.8	11.4	1.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	English	14.6	0.4	14.0	0.4	17.2	1.4	22.5	3.4	*	*	*	*	19.8	3.6
Language spoken most often at home	Other	22.4	1.6	18.2	1.6	*	*	35.3	4.6	*	*	*	*	*	*
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	15.4	0.9	13.8	1.0	20.8	2.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Complex activities	16.8	1.0	15.4	1.2	20.5	2.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Neither basic nor complex activities	15.2	0.5	14.4	0.5	16.4	1.6	29.9	2.9	*	*	*	*	14.1	3.5

^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.