Table 211b Adults without problems getting referral to a specialist in the past year, by ethnicity, United States, 2003 |
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|
|
|
Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic, all races |
|
|
Total |
All races |
White |
Black |
Population group |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
72.9 |
0.7 |
74.0 |
0.7 |
75.6 |
0.8 |
68.2 |
2.0 |
60.4 |
2.3 |
Age |
18-44 |
67.2 |
1.2 |
68.5 |
1.4 |
70.4 |
1.5 |
62.3 |
3.4 |
57.6 |
3.2 |
45-64 |
72.0 |
1.1 |
72.8 |
1.1 |
73.9 |
1.2 |
69.5 |
2.9 |
61.4 |
3.9 |
65 and over |
83.1 |
1.1 |
83.9 |
1.2 |
84.8 |
1.3 |
82.1 |
4.0 |
68.3 |
3.7 |
Gender |
Male |
71.6 |
1.1 |
72.8 |
1.1 |
74.5 |
1.3 |
65.4 |
3.5 |
58.5 |
3.2 |
Female |
73.8 |
0.8 |
74.9 |
0.9 |
76.4 |
0.9 |
69.9 |
2.4 |
61.8 |
3.0 |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
63.4 |
1.9 |
64.9 |
2.1 |
66.3 |
2.6 |
64.5 |
3.4 |
56.0 |
3.9 |
Near poor/low |
71.4 |
1.8 |
74.8 |
2.0 |
77.7 |
2.2 |
62.8 |
4.9 |
51.3 |
3.7 |
Middle |
73.7 |
1.2 |
74.5 |
1.2 |
76.4 |
1.4 |
67.4 |
3.9 |
66.0 |
4.0 |
High |
74.7 |
1.0 |
75.1 |
1.0 |
75.8 |
1.1 |
75.1 |
3.6 |
67.4 |
5.3 |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
67.0 |
1.7 |
69.5 |
2.0 |
72.1 |
2.2 |
60.7 |
4.2 |
56.8 |
2.7 |
High school graduate |
74.9 |
1.2 |
76.2 |
1.3 |
77.9 |
1.4 |
67.6 |
3.5 |
59.0 |
4.3 |
At least some college |
73.7 |
0.9 |
74.2 |
1.0 |
75.1 |
1.0 |
72.2 |
2.7 |
64.5 |
4.0 |
Health insurance, age 18-64 |
Any private |
72.8 |
0.9 |
73.2 |
0.9 |
74.3 |
1.0 |
71.4 |
2.8 |
67.9 |
3.3 |
Public only |
61.0 |
2.4 |
61.0 |
2.7 |
62.7 |
3.5 |
56.8 |
4.2 |
61.0 |
4.3 |
Uninsured |
49.0 |
2.6 |
54.3 |
3.2 |
56.7 |
3.8 |
* |
* |
33.0 |
4.1 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
83.3 |
2.2 |
83.9 |
2.4 |
84.6 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
85.4 |
1.4 |
85.6 |
1.4 |
86.0 |
1.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
68.8 |
4.2 |
71.0 |
4.9 |
71.2 |
6.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
70.2 |
1.0 |
71.3 |
1.1 |
72.8 |
1.3 |
68.4 |
2.4 |
61.2 |
2.8 |
Metropolitan-small |
76.1 |
1.3 |
77.3 |
1.4 |
78.8 |
1.5 |
68.0 |
4.3 |
58.5 |
4.9 |
Micropolitan |
76.5 |
1.5 |
77.3 |
1.6 |
78.1 |
1.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-adjacent |
77.2 |
2.1 |
77.5 |
2.2 |
78.7 |
2.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-not adjacent |
72.1 |
5.4 |
71.7 |
5.3 |
72.0 |
5.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Preferred language |
English |
74.7 |
0.7 |
75.1 |
0.7 |
76.2 |
0.8 |
68.7 |
2.0 |
66.8 |
3.0 |
Other |
50.5 |
2.7 |
46.4 |
5.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
53.9 |
3.1 |
Born in U.S. |
Yes |
74.9 |
0.7 |
75.3 |
0.7 |
76.3 |
0.8 |
68.8 |
2.2 |
66.2 |
3.3 |
No |
58.4 |
2.0 |
59.9 |
3.0 |
63.4 |
4.5 |
* |
* |
55.9 |
3.0 |
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: 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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