Table 175A_d Adults who can always get appointments for routine care as soon as wanted, 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 |
49.3 |
0.6 |
51.5 |
1.3 |
51.2 |
1.0 |
47.6 |
0.9 |
Age |
18-44 |
44.4 |
0.9 |
39.4 |
1.9 |
45.9 |
1.4 |
44.9 |
1.3 |
45-64 |
50.3 |
1.0 |
53.1 |
2.3 |
52.8 |
1.6 |
48.3 |
1.3 |
65 and over |
58.8 |
1.2 |
64.4 |
2.0 |
58.8 |
2.4 |
54.9 |
1.9 |
Gender |
Male |
50.2 |
0.8 |
51.8 |
2.0 |
50.1 |
1.7 |
49.8 |
1.3 |
Female |
48.7 |
0.7 |
51.3 |
1.6 |
52.0 |
1.1 |
45.9 |
1.0 |
Race |
White, single race |
49.5 |
0.6 |
51.6 |
1.4 |
51.8 |
1.1 |
47.6 |
0.9 |
Black, single race |
53.0 |
1.8 |
54.5 |
3.1 |
52.6 |
2.8 |
52.6 |
2.5 |
Asian, single race |
38.6 |
2.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
37.5 |
2.9 |
NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
AI/AN, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Multiple races |
42.7 |
4.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
49.7 |
0.6 |
53.5 |
1.5 |
51.7 |
1.0 |
47.7 |
0.9 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
49.9 |
0.7 |
54.1 |
1.7 |
52.3 |
1.2 |
47.7 |
1.0 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
53.1 |
1.8 |
54.8 |
3.1 |
52.1 |
2.9 |
52.9 |
2.6 |
Hispanic, all races |
45.0 |
1.5 |
43.4 |
2.3 |
46.4 |
2.9 |
45.7 |
2.9 |
Family incomeb |
Negative/poor |
47.2 |
1.5 |
48.6 |
2.1 |
44.3 |
2.6 |
48.8 |
3.1 |
Near poor/low |
49.6 |
1.3 |
51.4 |
2.2 |
50.1 |
2.2 |
47.0 |
2.3 |
Middle |
49.2 |
1.0 |
52.3 |
2.4 |
51.8 |
1.6 |
46.3 |
1.4 |
High |
49.7 |
0.8 |
53.8 |
3.1 |
53.0 |
1.5 |
48.1 |
1.1 |
Health insurance, age 18-64 |
Any private |
47.7 |
0.7 |
47.7 |
2.2 |
50.5 |
1.2 |
46.4 |
1.0 |
Public only |
46.0 |
1.8 |
44.0 |
2.4 |
44.4 |
2.8 |
51.0 |
3.8 |
Uninsured |
41.4 |
2.0 |
37.5 |
3.2 |
43.4 |
3.1 |
42.5 |
3.4 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
64.4 |
2.4 |
68.9 |
3.2 |
65.9 |
3.8 |
58.3 |
4.2 |
Medicare and private |
57.4 |
1.6 |
63.5 |
3.2 |
57.7 |
2.9 |
54.4 |
2.3 |
Medicare and other public |
53.2 |
3.5 |
60.3 |
3.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
48.3 |
0.8 |
51.9 |
1.9 |
51.1 |
1.3 |
46.1 |
1.2 |
Metropolitan-small |
49.1 |
0.9 |
47.9 |
2.4 |
51.4 |
1.7 |
48.2 |
1.2 |
Micropolitan |
53.1 |
1.9 |
58.5 |
3.1 |
51.0 |
3.2 |
52.7 |
2.8 |
Noncore-adjacent |
51.3 |
2.8 |
52.1 |
5.6 |
50.0 |
4.7 |
52.2 |
3.7 |
Noncore-not adjacent |
55.0 |
3.6 |
* |
* |
57.1 |
3.8 |
* |
* |
Preferred language |
English |
49.8 |
0.6 |
52.8 |
1.4 |
51.7 |
1.0 |
47.9 |
0.9 |
Other |
43.2 |
1.9 |
45.5 |
2.7 |
43.5 |
3.6 |
40.3 |
3.4 |
Born in U.S. |
Yes |
49.7 |
0.6 |
53.1 |
1.5 |
51.4 |
1.0 |
47.8 |
0.9 |
No |
46.5 |
1.5 |
45.1 |
2.8 |
49.5 |
3.0 |
45.9 |
2.0 |
a 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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