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Table 210a
People with difficulty contacting provider over the telephone, 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 17.7 0.5 18.1 0.5 16.1 1.1 15.7 2.1 * * 21.8 5.4 12.9 2.2
Age 0-17 15.2 0.7 15.6 0.8 13.4 1.5 14.9 3.4 * * * * 12.1 3.6
18-44 18.7 0.7 19.1 0.8 17.6 1.7 16.7 2.9 * * * * 13.8 4.1
45-64 18.8 0.8 19.1 0.9 18.1 1.6 14.8 2.9 * * * * * *
65 and over 19.0 1.1 19.2 1.2 16.6 3.3 * * * * * * * *
Gender Male 17.0 0.5 17.2 0.6 16.4 1.4 15.8 2.3 * * * * 12.6 2.9
Female 18.4 0.5 19.0 0.6 15.9 1.2 15.6 2.4 * * 22.8 5.7 13.1 2.7
Family incomea Negative/poor 20.6 1.2 21.7 1.5 17.4 1.8 * * * * * * 19.3 5.5
Near poor/low 19.3 1.0 19.8 1.1 18.7 2.2 * * * * * * * *
Middle 17.1 0.8 17.6 0.8 15.5 2.2 * * * * * * * *
High 16.7 0.7 17.1 0.7 12.7 2.2 16.6 3.0 * * * * 11.2 3.2
Educationb Less than high school 19.0 0.9 19.3 1.1 19.5 2.1 17.2 4.1 * * * * * *
High school graduate 18.0 0.7 18.5 0.8 15.9 1.7 10.1 2.8 * * * * * *
At least some college 19.2 0.7 19.5 0.7 17.8 1.7 16.5 3.1 * * * * * *
Health insurance, under age 65 Any private 16.5 0.6 16.9 0.6 15.1 1.6 14.7 2.4 * * 14.8 4.4 10.8 2.7
Public only 21.4 1.2 23.0 1.5 17.0 1.7 * * * * * * 17.1 4.4
Uninsured 20.3 1.3 21.0 1.5 18.4 2.9 * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 20.0 1.8 19.9 1.9 22.0 5.6 * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private 18.2 1.4 18.5 1.5 * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public 20.3 2.3 22.2 3.1 15.0 4.2 * * * * * * * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 18.3 0.6 18.9 0.7 16.8 1.3 15.1 2.5 * * * * 11.9 2.6
Metropolitan-small 17.5 1.0 17.7 1.0 15.6 2.3 18.9 3.5 * * * * 15.8 4.6
Micropolitan 16.6 1.1 17.2 1.1 10.5 1.9 * * * * * * * *
Noncore-adjacent 15.9 2.0 15.8 2.1 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore-not adjacent 16.1 3.0 16.9 3.2 * * * * * * * * * *
CSHCN Yes 17.3 1.4 17.6 1.6 14.7 3.1 * * * * * * * *
No 14.6 0.8 15.0 0.9 12.9 1.6 12.3 3.0 * * * * * *
Preferred language English 17.4 0.5 17.7 0.5 15.9 1.1 19.1 3.6 * * 23.0 5.7 12.9 2.3
Other 20.6 1.3 22.9 1.6 * * 12.7 2.5 * * * * * *
Born in U.S. Yes 17.7 0.5 18.0 0.5 15.9 1.1 17.8 3.1 * * 23.2 5.9 12.8 2.3
No 18.3 1.0 19.8 1.3 18.2 4.0 14.6 2.2 * * * * * *

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 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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