Table 175A_a Adults who can always get appointments for routine care as soon as wanted, 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 |
49.3 |
0.6 |
49.5 |
0.6 |
53.2 |
1.8 |
37.8 |
2.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
42.7 |
4.4 |
Age |
18-44 |
44.4 |
0.9 |
44.2 |
1.0 |
49.8 |
2.2 |
37.0 |
4.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
45-64 |
50.3 |
1.0 |
50.8 |
1.0 |
52.5 |
2.8 |
36.7 |
4.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
65 and over |
58.8 |
1.2 |
58.6 |
1.3 |
66.4 |
5.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Gender |
Male |
50.2 |
0.8 |
51.0 |
0.9 |
49.6 |
2.9 |
37.9 |
4.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Female |
48.7 |
0.7 |
48.5 |
0.8 |
55.2 |
1.8 |
37.8 |
3.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
44.0 |
5.6 |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
47.4 |
1.5 |
47.9 |
1.8 |
48.7 |
2.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Near poor/low |
49.6 |
1.4 |
50.6 |
1.5 |
49.3 |
3.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Middle |
49.2 |
1.0 |
48.9 |
1.1 |
55.9 |
2.8 |
38.5 |
5.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High |
49.6 |
0.8 |
49.8 |
0.9 |
55.8 |
3.7 |
38.0 |
4.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
51.5 |
1.3 |
51.6 |
1.4 |
54.5 |
3.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High school graduate |
51.2 |
1.0 |
51.8 |
1.1 |
52.6 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
At least some college |
47.6 |
0.9 |
47.6 |
0.9 |
52.6 |
2.5 |
37.5 |
2.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance, age 18-64 |
Any private |
47.7 |
0.7 |
47.7 |
0.8 |
52.7 |
2.4 |
39.7 |
3.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Public only |
45.6 |
1.8 |
45.7 |
2.2 |
47.5 |
3.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Uninsured |
41.6 |
2.0 |
43.0 |
2.3 |
45.1 |
4.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
64.4 |
2.4 |
64.7 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
57.4 |
1.6 |
57.0 |
1.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
53.3 |
3.4 |
51.3 |
4.0 |
63.0 |
6.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
48.3 |
0.8 |
48.6 |
0.9 |
53.2 |
2.2 |
35.7 |
3.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Metropolitan-small |
49.1 |
0.9 |
49.0 |
1.0 |
51.2 |
3.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Micropolitan |
53.1 |
1.9 |
53.3 |
2.1 |
60.4 |
4.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-adjacent |
51.4 |
2.8 |
51.4 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-not adjacent |
55.0 |
3.6 |
54.6 |
3.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Preferred language |
English |
49.8 |
0.6 |
49.7 |
0.6 |
53.6 |
1.8 |
41.5 |
3.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
42.7 |
4.6 |
Other |
43.0 |
1.9 |
46.5 |
2.2 |
* |
* |
33.9 |
4.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Born in U.S. |
Yes |
49.7 |
0.6 |
49.6 |
0.7 |
53.2 |
1.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
41.6 |
4.8 |
No |
46.4 |
1.5 |
48.5 |
1.8 |
52.6 |
5.1 |
38.2 |
3.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
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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