Table 175C_c Adults who can sometimes or never get appointments for routine care as soon as wanted, by family income,a United States, 2003 |
|
|
Total |
Negative/poor |
Near poor/low |
Middle |
High |
Population group |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
15.1 |
0.4 |
21.7 |
1.3 |
16.4 |
1.0 |
15.3 |
0.8 |
13.2 |
0.6 |
Age |
18-44 |
19.3 |
0.7 |
26.1 |
2.0 |
24.4 |
1.6 |
18.7 |
1.2 |
16.6 |
1.1 |
45-64 |
14.1 |
0.7 |
22.1 |
2.6 |
16.0 |
2.1 |
14.6 |
1.3 |
12.6 |
0.8 |
65 and over |
7.0 |
0.6 |
11.2 |
2.1 |
7.2 |
1.2 |
7.9 |
1.2 |
4.9 |
0.9 |
Gender |
Male |
15.4 |
0.7 |
25.0 |
2.3 |
18.3 |
1.7 |
15.4 |
1.3 |
13.4 |
0.8 |
Female |
14.8 |
0.5 |
20.1 |
1.4 |
15.4 |
1.0 |
15.2 |
0.9 |
13.1 |
0.8 |
Race |
White, single race |
14.2 |
0.5 |
19.6 |
1.6 |
14.8 |
1.0 |
14.7 |
0.8 |
12.8 |
0.6 |
Black, single race |
17.9 |
1.4 |
27.1 |
2.8 |
21.1 |
3.1 |
16.4 |
2.7 |
11.7 |
2.1 |
Asian, single race |
27.4 |
2.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
28.7 |
5.1 |
24.1 |
3.3 |
NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
AI/AN, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Multiple races |
15.6 |
2.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
14.5 |
0.5 |
21.5 |
1.5 |
15.4 |
1.0 |
14.7 |
0.8 |
13.0 |
0.6 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
13.5 |
0.5 |
19.0 |
1.9 |
13.3 |
1.1 |
14.0 |
0.8 |
12.6 |
0.6 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
17.8 |
1.5 |
26.9 |
2.8 |
20.6 |
3.1 |
16.8 |
2.7 |
11.6 |
2.1 |
Hispanic, all races |
20.7 |
1.2 |
22.4 |
2.3 |
23.2 |
2.4 |
20.5 |
2.3 |
17.4 |
2.5 |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
17.2 |
1.0 |
22.1 |
1.6 |
18.0 |
1.8 |
16.9 |
2.0 |
10.7 |
1.9 |
High school graduate |
13.0 |
0.7 |
22.8 |
2.7 |
13.6 |
1.4 |
13.1 |
1.1 |
10.1 |
1.1 |
At least some college |
15.6 |
0.6 |
20.2 |
2.5 |
18.5 |
1.8 |
16.3 |
1.1 |
14.5 |
0.7 |
Health insurance, age 18-64 |
Any private |
15.8 |
0.6 |
23.4 |
3.0 |
17.2 |
1.6 |
17.0 |
1.0 |
14.5 |
0.7 |
Public only |
21.2 |
1.4 |
23.0 |
2.1 |
21.6 |
2.5 |
16.8 |
3.2 |
* |
* |
Uninsured |
24.6 |
1.6 |
30.4 |
3.6 |
33.3 |
3.2 |
19.3 |
3.1 |
15.8 |
3.0 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
7.0 |
1.1 |
* |
* |
7.1 |
1.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
5.6 |
0.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
7.8 |
1.4 |
3.7 |
0.8 |
Medicare and other public |
14.0 |
2.4 |
14.8 |
3.4 |
10.5 |
3.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
16.2 |
0.6 |
23.6 |
2.0 |
18.6 |
1.4 |
16.6 |
1.3 |
14.2 |
0.8 |
Metropolitan-small |
14.7 |
0.8 |
20.9 |
2.4 |
14.8 |
1.9 |
15.4 |
1.2 |
12.9 |
1.2 |
Micropolitan |
12.4 |
1.2 |
20.2 |
4.0 |
13.5 |
2.5 |
11.6 |
1.4 |
10.6 |
1.9 |
Noncore-adjacent |
12.5 |
1.4 |
15.9 |
4.0 |
14.7 |
3.3 |
13.4 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
Noncore-not adjacent |
8.9 |
2.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Preferred language |
English |
14.4 |
0.4 |
21.1 |
1.4 |
15.4 |
1.0 |
14.6 |
0.8 |
12.8 |
0.6 |
Other |
23.9 |
1.6 |
25.6 |
2.9 |
22.4 |
2.8 |
24.4 |
3.0 |
24.3 |
3.3 |
Born in U.S. |
Yes |
14.1 |
0.5 |
21.3 |
1.5 |
15.4 |
1.0 |
14.3 |
0.8 |
12.4 |
0.6 |
No |
21.6 |
1.3 |
23.6 |
2.8 |
21.4 |
2.5 |
22.7 |
2.4 |
20.3 |
2.1 |
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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