Table 175A_b
Adults who can always get appointments for routine care as soon as wanted, by ethnicity, United States, 2003 |
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Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic, all races |
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Total |
All races |
White |
Black |
| Population group |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
49.3 |
0.6 |
49.7 |
0.6 |
50.0 |
0.7 |
53.1 |
1.9 |
45.2 |
1.6 |
| Age |
18-44 |
44.4 |
0.9 |
44.8 |
0.9 |
44.5 |
1.1 |
49.8 |
2.3 |
41.5 |
1.9 |
| 45-64 |
50.3 |
1.0 |
50.5 |
1.0 |
51.1 |
1.1 |
52.5 |
2.8 |
47.3 |
3.0 |
| 65 and over |
58.8 |
1.2 |
58.9 |
1.2 |
58.6 |
1.3 |
66.1 |
5.2 |
58.8 |
3.4 |
| Gender |
Male |
50.2 |
0.8 |
50.7 |
0.9 |
51.6 |
0.9 |
49.4 |
3.0 |
45.2 |
2.6 |
| Female |
48.7 |
0.7 |
49.0 |
0.7 |
48.8 |
0.8 |
55.2 |
1.8 |
45.2 |
1.6 |
| Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
47.4 |
1.5 |
47.6 |
1.7 |
48.1 |
2.2 |
48.4 |
2.8 |
46.5 |
3.3 |
| Near poor/low |
49.6 |
1.4 |
51.1 |
1.5 |
52.5 |
1.7 |
49.7 |
3.8 |
40.3 |
2.6 |
| Middle |
49.2 |
1.0 |
49.7 |
1.0 |
49.5 |
1.1 |
55.3 |
2.9 |
44.4 |
3.0 |
| High |
49.6 |
0.8 |
49.6 |
0.9 |
49.8 |
1.0 |
56.1 |
3.7 |
49.9 |
3.3 |
| Educationb |
Less than high school |
51.5 |
1.3 |
53.5 |
1.5 |
54.1 |
1.7 |
54.8 |
3.1 |
43.4 |
2.3 |
| High school graduate |
51.2 |
1.0 |
51.7 |
1.0 |
52.3 |
1.2 |
52.1 |
2.9 |
46.4 |
2.9 |
| At least some college |
47.6 |
0.9 |
47.7 |
0.9 |
47.7 |
1.0 |
52.9 |
2.6 |
45.7 |
2.9 |
| Health insurance, age 18-64 |
Any private |
47.7 |
0.7 |
47.8 |
0.7 |
47.8 |
0.8 |
52.7 |
2.5 |
45.9 |
2.2 |
| Public only |
45.6 |
1.8 |
46.0 |
2.0 |
46.3 |
2.6 |
47.4 |
3.3 |
43.3 |
2.9 |
| Uninsured |
41.6 |
2.0 |
43.5 |
2.4 |
46.1 |
2.8 |
44.6 |
4.8 |
34.8 |
3.5 |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
64.4 |
2.4 |
64.7 |
2.4 |
65.2 |
2.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Medicare and private |
57.4 |
1.6 |
57.3 |
1.6 |
56.9 |
1.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Medicare and other public |
53.3 |
3.4 |
52.4 |
3.9 |
49.2 |
4.8 |
62.8 |
6.5 |
56.7 |
5.1 |
| Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
48.3 |
0.8 |
48.8 |
0.8 |
49.2 |
1.0 |
53.4 |
2.3 |
44.0 |
1.9 |
| Metropolitan-small |
49.1 |
0.9 |
49.1 |
0.9 |
49.1 |
1.0 |
50.5 |
3.8 |
48.9 |
3.1 |
| Micropolitan |
53.1 |
1.9 |
53.3 |
2.0 |
53.6 |
2.2 |
60.4 |
4.9 |
46.1 |
8.5 |
| Noncore-adjacent |
51.4 |
2.8 |
52.4 |
2.9 |
52.4 |
2.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Noncore-not adjacent |
55.0 |
3.6 |
54.5 |
3.7 |
54.1 |
4.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Preferred language |
English |
49.8 |
0.6 |
50.0 |
0.6 |
49.9 |
0.7 |
53.5 |
1.9 |
45.2 |
2.1 |
| Other |
43.0 |
1.9 |
40.2 |
3.2 |
51.1 |
5.1 |
* |
* |
45.1 |
2.2 |
| Born in U.S. |
Yes |
49.7 |
0.6 |
49.9 |
0.6 |
49.9 |
0.7 |
53.1 |
1.9 |
44.6 |
2.1 |
| No |
46.4 |
1.5 |
46.9 |
1.9 |
51.9 |
2.7 |
53.7 |
5.6 |
45.6 |
2.2 |
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: 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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