Table 185C_b
Adults who can sometimes or never get care for illness or injury 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 |
|
14.2 |
0.5 |
13.6 |
0.6 |
12.1 |
0.6 |
17.5 |
1.6 |
19.6 |
1.5 |
| Age |
18-44 |
18.0 |
0.8 |
17.3 |
0.9 |
16.1 |
1.1 |
20.7 |
2.2 |
22.4 |
2.1 |
| 45-64 |
13.0 |
0.8 |
12.7 |
0.8 |
11.4 |
0.9 |
17.5 |
2.7 |
16.3 |
2.8 |
| 65 and over |
7.4 |
0.9 |
6.9 |
1.0 |
5.4 |
0.9 |
* |
* |
14.0 |
3.4 |
| Gender |
Male |
15.3 |
0.8 |
14.6 |
0.9 |
13.1 |
1.0 |
20.3 |
2.5 |
20.9 |
2.2 |
| Female |
13.4 |
0.6 |
12.9 |
0.7 |
11.4 |
0.7 |
16.1 |
1.9 |
18.5 |
1.9 |
| Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
25.0 |
1.9 |
24.6 |
2.1 |
23.2 |
2.5 |
26.2 |
3.0 |
27.1 |
3.8 |
| Near poor/low |
15.6 |
1.2 |
14.7 |
1.3 |
12.9 |
1.4 |
16.6 |
2.5 |
20.0 |
2.9 |
| Middle |
13.5 |
0.9 |
13.3 |
1.0 |
11.8 |
1.1 |
15.3 |
2.9 |
15.2 |
2.4 |
| High |
10.3 |
0.9 |
9.9 |
0.9 |
9.4 |
1.0 |
11.4 |
2.8 |
17.9 |
3.9 |
| Educationb |
Less than high school |
19.1 |
1.4 |
18.8 |
1.6 |
18.2 |
1.9 |
18.7 |
3.0 |
20.5 |
2.4 |
| High school graduate |
14.3 |
0.9 |
13.9 |
1.0 |
12.1 |
1.0 |
21.5 |
2.9 |
17.6 |
2.7 |
| At least some college |
11.9 |
0.7 |
11.3 |
0.8 |
10.1 |
0.8 |
13.5 |
2.2 |
20.6 |
3.0 |
| Health insurance, ages 18-64 |
Any private |
11.7 |
0.7 |
11.4 |
0.7 |
10.5 |
0.8 |
16.0 |
2.4 |
15.0 |
2.0 |
| Public only |
22.0 |
1.8 |
22.1 |
2.0 |
22.7 |
2.7 |
18.9 |
2.8 |
21.3 |
3.2 |
| Uninsured |
33.8 |
2.3 |
34.5 |
2.7 |
32.6 |
3.0 |
36.4 |
5.3 |
31.5 |
3.8 |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
8.8 |
1.8 |
8.6 |
1.9 |
7.0 |
1.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Medicare and private |
5.4 |
1.2 |
4.8 |
1.2 |
4.4 |
1.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Medicare and other public |
11.6 |
2.9 |
12.1 |
3.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
14.9 |
0.9 |
14.1 |
0.9 |
12.0 |
1.0 |
17.6 |
2.0 |
20.4 |
2.0 |
| Metropolitan-small |
13.8 |
0.9 |
13.2 |
1.0 |
12.7 |
1.1 |
13.5 |
3.0 |
19.8 |
3.3 |
| Micropolitan |
13.0 |
1.2 |
13.1 |
1.2 |
12.3 |
1.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Noncore-adjacent |
13.3 |
2.5 |
13.1 |
2.5 |
10.0 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Noncore-not adjacent |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Language spoken most often at home |
English |
13.4 |
0.6 |
13.0 |
0.6 |
12.0 |
0.6 |
17.5 |
1.6 |
20.3 |
2.1 |
| Other |
23.2 |
2.1 |
30.6 |
4.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
18.5 |
2.2 |
| Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
15.0 |
1.2 |
14.8 |
1.3 |
12.4 |
1.4 |
21.0 |
3.0 |
16.7 |
3.3 |
| Complex activities |
16.3 |
1.5 |
16.2 |
1.6 |
14.6 |
1.8 |
18.7 |
3.3 |
17.4 |
4.2 |
| Neither basic nor complex activities |
13.9 |
0.6 |
13.1 |
0.6 |
11.9 |
0.7 |
16.4 |
2.1 |
20.1 |
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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