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Table 175B_b
Adults who can usually get appointments for routine care as soon as wanted, by ethnicity, United States, 2003
        Non-Hispanic Hispanic, all races
    Total All races White Black
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 35.6 0.5 35.8 0.6 36.5 0.7 29.0 1.9 34.1 1.1
Age 18-44 36.3 0.8 36.5 0.9 37.3 1.0 29.9 2.1 34.8 1.6
45-64 35.6 0.9 35.8 1.0 36.5 1.0 28.9 2.6 33.4 2.3
65 and over 34.1 1.1 34.2 1.2 35.1 1.3 26.5 5.6 32.3 3.2
Gender Male 34.4 0.8 34.6 0.9 34.8 1.0 31.8 3.3 32.1 2.1
Female 36.5 0.7 36.6 0.7 37.8 0.8 27.5 1.8 35.5 1.5
Family incomea Negative/poor 30.9 1.4 30.9 1.6 32.9 2.0 24.7 2.6 31.1 2.9
Near poor/low 33.9 1.2 33.5 1.4 34.2 1.5 29.7 3.9 36.5 2.4
Middle 35.5 0.9 35.6 1.0 36.5 1.1 27.9 2.3 35.1 2.5
High 37.1 0.8 37.4 0.8 37.7 0.9 32.3 3.7 32.6 2.8
Educationb Less than high school 31.3 1.1 30.8 1.3 31.4 1.5 28.1 2.8 33.4 2.0
High school graduate 35.8 0.9 36.1 0.9 37.0 1.0 27.5 2.9 32.5 2.3
At least some college 36.8 0.8 36.9 0.8 37.5 0.8 30.7 2.3 36.5 2.4
Health insurance, age 18-64 Any private 36.5 0.7 36.7 0.7 37.3 0.8 30.7 2.2 34.6 1.7
Public only 33.2 1.7 32.3 1.9 34.8 2.5 27.3 3.2 37.6 2.9
Uninsured 33.8 1.8 34.5 2.2 34.7 2.7 25.1 4.7 30.9 3.1
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 28.6 2.2 28.2 2.2 28.6 2.4 * * * *
Medicare and private 36.9 1.6 37.1 1.6 37.8 1.7 * * * *
Medicare and other public 32.7 3.1 32.6 3.8 35.9 5.1 31.1 6.3 33.2 4.8
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 35.5 0.8 35.6 0.8 36.6 1.0 29.2 2.6 34.5 1.5
Metropolitan-small 36.2 0.8 36.5 0.9 37.3 1.0 29.7 3.2 32.5 2.2
Micropolitan 34.5 2.0 34.5 2.0 34.5 2.1 27.6 5.3 33.7 6.9
Noncore-adjacent 36.1 3.0 35.5 3.1 36.7 3.2 * * * *
Noncore-not adjacent 36.1 4.1 36.7 4.1 37.0 4.5 * * * *
Preferred language English 35.8 0.6 35.9 0.6 36.6 0.7 29.0 1.9 35.4 1.8
Other 33.0 1.6 33.3 3.1 33.7 5.1 * * 32.8 1.8
Born in U.S. Yes 36.2 0.6 36.2 0.6 36.9 0.7 28.7 1.8 36.0 1.9
No 32.0 1.3 31.7 1.8 30.7 2.7 32.2 5.7 32.5 1.9

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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