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Table 211a
Adults without problems getting referral to a specialist in the past year, 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 72.9 0.7 74.2 0.7 68.0 2.1 58.3 4.5 * * * * 63.8 5.9
Age 18-44 67.2 1.2 68.6 1.3 62.2 3.5 * * * * * * * *
45-64 72.0 1.1 72.9 1.2 69.6 2.9 * * * * * * * *
65 and over 83.1 1.1 83.9 1.2 81.1 3.8 * * * * * * * *
Gender Male 71.6 1.1 73.0 1.2 66.2 3.4 * * * * * * * *
Female 73.8 0.8 75.0 0.9 69.0 2.5 59.8 5.3 * * * * * *
Family incomea Negative/poor 63.4 1.9 63.8 2.2 64.4 3.4 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 71.4 1.8 73.3 2.0 63.0 4.8 * * * * * * * *
Middle 73.7 1.2 75.4 1.3 67.1 4.2 * * * * * * * *
High 74.7 1.0 75.4 1.1 74.6 3.7 58.7 5.8 * * * * * *
Educationb Less than high school 67.0 1.7 68.6 1.9 60.4 4.3 * * * * * * * *
High school graduate 74.9 1.2 76.3 1.4 67.0 3.8 * * * * * * * *
At least some college 73.7 0.9 74.5 1.0 72.1 2.6 60.6 6.0 * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 18-64 Any private 72.8 0.9 73.8 0.9 70.9 3.0 57.2 5.1 * * * * * *
Public only 61.0 2.4 62.1 3.0 57.2 4.2 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured 49.0 2.6 49.4 3.0 * * * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 83.3 2.2 83.9 2.3 * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private 85.4 1.4 85.9 1.4 * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public 68.8 4.2 68.4 5.2 * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 70.2 1.0 71.4 1.1 67.7 2.6 57.5 5.1 * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 76.1 1.3 77.4 1.3 68.9 4.2 * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 76.5 1.5 77.2 1.6 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore-adjacent 77.2 2.1 78.3 2.2 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore-not adjacent 72.1 5.4 72.4 5.7 * * * * * * * * * *
Preferred language English 74.7 0.7 75.7 0.8 68.3 2.2 * * * * * * * *
Other 50.5 2.7 51.6 3.0 * * 48.8 6.6 * * * * * *
Born in U.S. Yes 74.9 0.7 75.8 0.8 68.7 2.2 * * * * * * * *
No 58.4 2.0 59.6 2.4 * * 54.3 5.2 * * * * * *

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 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; 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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