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Table 205a
People without a usual source of care who indicated a financial or insurance reason for not having a source of care, by race, United States, 2003
        Single race    
    Total White Black Asian NHOPI AI/AN Multiple races
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 16.3 0.8 16.3 0.9 15.7 1.9 16.9 3.7 * * * * * *
Age 0-17 14.6 1.8 15.8 2.2 * * * * * * * * * *
18-44 16.9 0.9 16.8 1.0 18.2 2.4 15.9 3.4 * * * * * *
45-64 17.0 1.4 17.4 1.8 15.1 3.0 * * * * * * * *
65 and over 7.8 1.9 6.4 1.9 * * * * * * * * * *
Gender Male 14.3 0.8 14.3 0.9 12.9 1.8 19.3 4.4 * * * * * *
Female 19.2 1.2 19.4 1.3 19.6 2.9 14.3 4.0 * * * * * *
Family incomea Negative/poor 24.9 2.0 24.6 2.2 22.0 3.3 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 23.1 1.8 24.3 2.0 16.8 4.0 * * * * * * * *
Middle 13.5 1.2 13.3 1.4 13.2 2.9 * * * * * * * *
High 8.4 1.1 8.8 1.4 * * * * * * * * * *
Educationb Less than high school 22.8 1.5 23.4 1.7 22.8 4.4 * * * * * * * *
High school graduate 15.5 1.4 14.8 1.6 18.8 2.9 * * * * * * * *
At least some college 13.5 1.1 13.2 1.2 12.2 2.6 16.7 3.6 * * * * * *
Health insurance, under age 65 Any private 9.3 0.8 8.9 0.9 10.7 2.6 12.1 3.6 * * * * * *
Public only 19.9 2.0 21.5 2.4 11.2 2.6 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured 27.0 1.4 27.6 1.7 26.2 3.1 * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 17.5 1.0 17.2 1.1 18.4 2.5 18.3 4.2 * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 16.0 1.6 17.4 1.8 * * * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 11.0 1.5 10.9 1.8 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore-adjacent 11.4 3.3 * * * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore-not adjacent * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
CSHCN Yes 19.0 5.2 * * * * * * * * * * * *
No 14.0 1.8 15.1 2.1 * * * * * * * * * *
Preferred language English 15.2 0.9 15.1 1.0 15.4 2.0 * * * * * * * *
Other 20.1 1.5 20.7 1.6 * * 15.5 4.5 * * * * * *
Born in U.S. Yes 15.4 0.9 15.2 1.0 15.9 2.1 * * * * * * * *
No 19.1 1.3 20.0 1.4 14.5 4.0 16.2 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 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.

c See MEPS entry in the Data Sources Appendix (Appendix A) for more information.

* 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; CSHCN: children with special health care needs; 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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