Table 216d People with an office or outpatient visit, by education,a United States, 2003 |
|
|
Total |
Less than high school |
High school graduate |
At least some college |
Population group |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
74.3 |
0.4 |
68.1 |
0.8 |
72.6 |
0.7 |
78.2 |
0.6 |
Age |
18-44 |
64.8 |
0.6 |
55.4 |
1.2 |
60.6 |
1.0 |
71.5 |
0.9 |
45-64 |
80.2 |
0.5 |
71.6 |
1.5 |
80.3 |
0.9 |
82.7 |
0.8 |
65 and over |
91.9 |
0.6 |
90.6 |
1.0 |
91.2 |
1.1 |
93.8 |
0.7 |
Gender |
Male |
64.6 |
0.6 |
57.1 |
1.3 |
61.8 |
1.0 |
69.7 |
0.9 |
Female |
83.4 |
0.4 |
78.8 |
0.8 |
82.2 |
0.8 |
86.1 |
0.6 |
Race |
White, single race |
76.0 |
0.5 |
68.4 |
0.9 |
74.9 |
0.7 |
79.9 |
0.6 |
Black, single race |
66.2 |
1.2 |
66.3 |
2.0 |
59.8 |
1.8 |
72.6 |
1.9 |
Asian, single race |
63.2 |
2.0 |
64.1 |
4.2 |
64.8 |
4.2 |
62.4 |
2.4 |
NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
AI/AN, single race |
73.3 |
3.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Multiple races |
77.6 |
2.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
79.5 |
3.9 |
Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
76.8 |
0.4 |
73.6 |
0.9 |
74.5 |
0.7 |
79.4 |
0.6 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
79.3 |
0.5 |
76.0 |
1.1 |
77.6 |
0.8 |
81.4 |
0.6 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
66.3 |
1.2 |
66.2 |
2.1 |
60.0 |
1.8 |
72.7 |
1.9 |
Hispanic, all races |
56.5 |
1.1 |
53.2 |
1.4 |
56.0 |
1.8 |
62.3 |
2.0 |
Family incomeb |
Negative/poor |
68.2 |
1.0 |
64.6 |
1.4 |
70.7 |
1.8 |
72.2 |
2.0 |
Near poor/low |
68.8 |
1.0 |
66.8 |
1.6 |
67.8 |
1.5 |
72.7 |
1.6 |
Middle |
73.0 |
0.7 |
69.5 |
1.4 |
71.0 |
1.1 |
76.3 |
1.0 |
High |
79.3 |
0.6 |
73.3 |
1.8 |
77.7 |
1.1 |
80.7 |
0.7 |
Health insurance, age 18-64 |
Any private |
76.2 |
0.5 |
69.4 |
1.3 |
74.1 |
0.8 |
78.7 |
0.6 |
Public only |
79.1 |
1.1 |
76.3 |
1.5 |
79.0 |
2.1 |
85.1 |
1.7 |
Uninsured |
41.4 |
1.0 |
35.8 |
1.4 |
41.0 |
1.6 |
48.3 |
2.0 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
88.5 |
1.1 |
88.5 |
1.7 |
86.2 |
2.3 |
91.2 |
1.8 |
Medicare and private |
94.0 |
0.7 |
92.7 |
1.6 |
93.9 |
1.2 |
95.0 |
0.8 |
Medicare and other public |
92.3 |
1.3 |
91.5 |
1.7 |
92.8 |
2.6 |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
71.7 |
0.6 |
64.3 |
1.2 |
68.9 |
1.0 |
76.1 |
0.8 |
Metropolitan-small |
77.7 |
0.6 |
72.2 |
1.7 |
75.7 |
0.9 |
81.6 |
0.7 |
Micropolitan |
77.0 |
1.3 |
71.1 |
1.7 |
77.6 |
2.1 |
79.9 |
1.7 |
Noncore-adjacent |
76.5 |
1.6 |
71.3 |
2.7 |
77.5 |
2.7 |
80.3 |
3.2 |
Noncore-not adjacent |
78.4 |
2.6 |
78.4 |
4.4 |
79.2 |
3.9 |
77.4 |
4.2 |
Preferred language |
English |
77.0 |
0.4 |
73.6 |
0.9 |
74.6 |
0.7 |
79.9 |
0.6 |
Other |
53.9 |
1.3 |
51.8 |
1.6 |
52.8 |
2.6 |
57.7 |
2.0 |
Born in U.S. |
Yes |
77.1 |
0.5 |
73.2 |
0.9 |
75.0 |
0.7 |
80.0 |
0.6 |
No |
60.7 |
1.1 |
54.4 |
1.7 |
56.6 |
2.1 |
67.9 |
1.3 |
a 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.
b 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.
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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