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Table 211c
Adults without problems getting referral to a specialist in the past year, by family income,a United States, 2003
    Total Negative/poor Near poor/low Middle High
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 72.9 0.7 63.4 1.9 71.4 1.8 73.7 1.2 74.7 1.0
Age 18-44 67.2 1.2 58.0 3.0 62.3 3.2 66.4 1.9 71.4 1.7
45-64 72.0 1.1 59.8 3.5 65.0 3.2 74.3 1.8 74.3 1.5
65 and over 83.1 1.1 78.4 3.5 84.1 2.1 84.5 2.1 82.4 2.1
Gender Male 71.6 1.1 60.0 3.8 66.3 2.8 74.8 1.9 73.1 1.6
Female 73.8 0.8 65.1 2.3 74.8 1.8 73.0 1.5 76.1 1.3
Race White, single race 74.2 0.7 63.8 2.2 73.3 2.0 75.4 1.3 75.4 1.1
Black, single race 68.0 2.1 64.4 3.4 63.0 4.8 67.1 4.2 74.6 3.7
Asian, single race 58.3 4.5 * * * * * * 58.7 5.8
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race * * * * * * * * * *
Multiple races 63.8 5.9 * * * * * * * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 74.0 0.7 64.9 2.1 74.8 2.0 74.5 1.2 75.1 1.0
Non-Hispanic, White 75.6 0.8 66.3 2.6 77.7 2.2 76.4 1.4 75.8 1.1
Non-Hispanic, Black 68.2 2.0 64.5 3.4 62.8 4.9 67.4 3.9 75.1 3.6
Hispanic, all races 60.4 2.3 56.0 3.9 51.3 3.7 66.0 4.0 67.4 5.3
Educationb Less than high school 67.0 1.7 58.7 2.8 67.5 2.8 73.4 3.0 65.3 5.4
High school graduate 74.9 1.2 69.6 3.6 74.5 2.6 74.7 2.0 76.7 2.0
At least some college 73.7 0.9 62.5 3.9 71.9 3.5 73.1 1.7 75.0 1.2
Health insurance, age 18-64 Any private 72.8 0.9 70.2 4.2 74.1 3.0 71.6 1.5 73.4 1.2
Public only 61.0 2.4 62.0 2.9 55.3 4.6 63.8 5.6 * *
Uninsured 49.0 2.6 35.7 5.5 42.3 4.7 55.9 5.0 * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 83.3 2.2 * * 85.1 3.7 86.3 3.5 * *
Medicare and private 85.4 1.4 * * 87.5 2.7 84.8 2.7 84.4 2.1
Medicare and other public 68.8 4.2 70.2 5.5 * * * * * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 70.2 1.0 62.7 2.7 64.9 3.0 71.5 1.7 72.2 1.4
Metropolitan-small 76.1 1.3 63.4 3.4 76.8 3.4 75.0 1.8 79.1 1.5
Micropolitan 76.5 1.5 63.3 4.4 80.2 3.5 77.8 4.1 77.0 2.9
Noncore-adjacent 77.2 2.1 * * * * * * * *
Noncore-not adjacent 72.1 5.4 * * * * * * * *
Preferred language English 74.7 0.7 64.8 2.1 75.3 1.8 75.1 1.2 76.0 1.0
Other 50.5 2.7 54.5 4.6 49.9 5.1 53.0 5.0 46.8 6.1
Born in U.S. Yes 74.9 0.7 65.1 2.0 75.4 1.8 75.3 1.3 76.4 1.0
No 58.4 2.0 54.1 4.5 53.1 4.6 61.5 3.6 60.7 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 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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