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Table 175C_a
Adults who can sometimes or never 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 15.1 0.4 14.2 0.5 17.9 1.4 27.4 2.7 * * * * 15.6 2.9
Age 18-44 19.3 0.7 18.9 0.8 20.5 2.0 24.3 3.5 * * * * * *
45-64 14.1 0.7 12.9 0.7 18.6 2.0 30.7 3.8 * * * * * *
65 and over 7.0 0.6 6.4 0.6 7.3 1.7 * * * * * * * *
Gender Male 15.4 0.7 14.5 0.7 18.9 2.2 30.2 4.2 * * * * * *
Female 14.8 0.5 14.0 0.6 17.4 1.5 25.3 3.1 * * * * 15.5 3.7
Family incomea Negative/poor 21.7 1.3 19.6 1.6 27.1 2.8 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 16.4 1.0 14.8 1.0 21.1 3.1 * * * * * * * *
Middle 15.3 0.8 14.7 0.8 16.4 2.7 28.7 5.1 * * * * * *
High 13.2 0.6 12.8 0.6 11.7 2.1 24.1 3.3 * * * * * *
Educationb Less than high school 17.2 1.0 16.6 1.1 17.3 2.2 * * * * * * * *
High school graduate 13.0 0.7 11.6 0.8 20.3 2.4 * * * * * * * *
At least some college 15.6 0.6 15.0 0.6 16.6 2.1 27.5 3.3 * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 18-64 Any private 15.8 0.6 15.3 0.6 16.7 1.8 25.0 2.8 * * * * * *
Public only 21.2 1.4 19.0 1.6 24.9 2.7 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured 24.6 1.6 23.1 1.8 31.0 4.7 * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 7.0 1.1 6.1 1.2 * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private 5.6 0.7 5.4 0.8 * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public 14.0 2.4 13.6 2.8 * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 16.2 0.6 15.2 0.7 17.5 1.8 28.3 3.0 * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 14.7 0.8 14.0 0.8 20.0 3.0 * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 12.4 1.2 12.3 1.2 12.0 3.1 * * * * * * * *
Noncore-adjacent 12.5 1.4 11.5 1.3 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore-not adjacent 8.9 2.1 8.9 2.2 * * * * * * * * * *
Preferred language English 14.4 0.4 13.8 0.5 17.6 1.4 21.3 3.5 * * * * 14.8 3.1
Other 23.9 1.6 20.4 1.6 * * 34.0 4.3 * * * * * *
Born in U.S. Yes 14.1 0.5 13.6 0.5 18.3 1.5 * * * * * * 14.7 3.1
No 21.6 1.3 19.9 1.4 15.1 3.7 29.1 3.0 * * * * * *

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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